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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]
The Fraser River flows into the Strait of Georgia about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) downstream from the tunnel. Due to the tunnel being designed and constructed in the 1950s, very little consideration was given to seismic factors. The river bed is a 600 m (1,969 ft) thick layer of sediment on top of bedrock.
Hells Gate is an abrupt narrowing of British Columbia's Fraser River, located immediately downstream of Boston Bar in the southern Fraser Canyon. The towering rock walls of the Fraser River plunge toward each other forcing the waters through a passage only 35 metres (115 ft) wide. It is also the name of the rural locality at the same location.
Quesnel Lake / k w ɪ ˈ n ɛ l / is a glacial lake or fjord in British Columbia, Canada, and is the major tributary of the Fraser River.With a maximum depth of 511 m (1,677 ft), it is claimed to be the deepest fjord lake in the world, [1] the deepest lake in BC, and the third-deepest lake in North America, after Great Slave Lake and Crater Lake.
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.
The Genesee River, named "Ge-ne-see" by the Haudenosaunee, meaning "pleasant banks," flows into Lake Ontario. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
Fraser: 3,944 1,375 854 231,593 Pacific Ocean: Primary river [29] 85 Oceania: Digul: ... River Station Average discharge (m 3 /s) Outflow Mean Min Max 1 South America:
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