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The Fraser Valley is a geographical region in southwestern British Columbia, Canada and northwestern Washington State.It starts just west of Hope in a narrow valley encompassing the Fraser River and ends at the Pacific Ocean stretching from the North Shore Mountains, opposite the city of Vancouver BC, to just south of Bellingham, Washington.
The Fraser River is known for the fishing of white sturgeon, all five species of Pacific salmon (chinook, coho, chum, pink, sockeye), as well as steelhead trout. The Fraser River is also the largest producer of salmon in Canada. [25] A typical white sturgeon catch can average about 500 pounds (230 kg). [26]
Belmont Mound State Park is a state park of Wisconsin, United States, containing Belmont Mound, a 400-foot (120 m) hill. The park is managed by the Belmont Lions Club rather than the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Belmont Mound is an outlier of the Niagara Escarpment, one of several in this part of the unglaciated Driftless Area ...
The Wisconsin River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.At approximately 430 miles (692 km) long, it is the state's longest river. The river's name was first recorded in 1673 by Jacques Marquette as "Meskousing" from his Indian guides - most likely Miami for "river running through a red place."
The Upper Fox River begins as a small stream northeast of Pardeeville. It flows west by southwest towards Portage where it comes within two miles (3.2 km) of the Wisconsin River before turning north. The Fox River and the Wisconsin River are connected via the Portage Canal, which was the first waterway between the Great Lakes and the ...
Fond du Lac (/ ˈ f ɒ n d ə l æ k / ⓘ) is a city in and the county seat of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States, located at the southern end of Lake Winnebago.The population was 44,678 at the 2020 census. [4]
The Fraser River in northern Labrador flows west to east in geological trench. [1] The gorge is narrow and deep. The upper watershed drains to Tasisuak Lake. Eastward the rift widens to shallow, brackish ponds where flow reverses with the flush of tide.
Location: Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Primary outflows: White River: Basin countries: United States: Max. length: 12 km (7.8 mi): Max. width: 3.2 km (2 mi): Surface area: 5,401 acres (2,186 ha; 8.439 sq mi; 21.86 km 2): Average depth: 61 feet (19 m): Max. depth: 135 feet (41 m): Settlements: Lake Geneva, Fontana-on-Geneva-Lake, Williams Bay: Geneva Lake ...