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Fraser River

49°10′40″N 123°12′45″V / 49.17778°N 123.21250°V / 49.17778; -123.21250
Fraser River
Staulo[1], Lhtako[2], Tacoutche Tesse[3], ʔElhdaqox[4], Sto:lo
Fraser River set opstrøms fra Westminster Abbey, overfor Hatzic i Mission, British Columbia
Fraser River set opstrøms fra Westminster Abbey, overfor Hatzic i Mission, British Columbia
Land Canada Canada
Provins British Columbia British Columbia
Udspring Fraser Pass
 - sted Rocky Mountains, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
 - højde 2.145 moh
 - koord. 53°4′44.2″N 119°7′9.7″V / 53.078944°N 119.119361°V / 53.078944; -119.119361
Udmunding Fraser River Delta
 - sted Strait of Georgia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
 - højde 0 moh
 - koord. 49°10′40″N 123°12′45″V / 49.17778°N 123.21250°V / 49.17778; -123.21250
Længde 2.657 km[5]
Afvandingsomr. 220.000 km²
Vandføring
 - middel 3.475 /s[6][7]
 - maks 17.000 /s
 - minimum 575 /s
Fraser Rivers afvandingsområde vist med grøn
Fraser Rivers afvandingsområde vist med grøn
Fraser Rivers afvandingsområde vist med grøn

Fraser River er den længste flod i Britisk Columbia i Canada. Den kommer fra Fraser Pass i nærheden af det højeste bjerg i Canadian Rockies, Mount Robson og løber 1.375 km til Georgiastrædet ved byen Vancouver og er den tiende længste flod i Canada.[8] Floden har ved udmundingen en vandmængde på 3.550 m³/sek.[9]

I British Columbias historie har Fraserfloden været en vigtig transportrute for indianere og minearbejdere. I dag er vandet fra floden en vigtig ressource for mange kommuner. Laksefiskeriet fra floden bidrager meget til lokaløkonomien i British Columbia.

De første europæere, som sejlede på floden var Dionisio Alcalá Galiano og Cayetano Valdes fra Spanien den 14. juni, 1792. I 1793 var Alexander Mackenzie den første europæer, der udforskede den nordligste del af floden. Floden har fået sit navn fra Simon Fraser som udforskede og kortlagde floden i 1807.

Vigtigste bifloder

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  • McGregor
  • Nechako
  • Quesnel
  • West Road
  • Chilcotin
  • Bridge
  • Thompson
  • Nahatlatch
  • Anderson
  • Coquihalla
  • Harrison
  • Chilliwack
  • Stave
  • Pitt

Eksterne kilder/henvisninger

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  1. ^ Salishan languages and Chinook Jargon. The Halkomelem form is Sto:lo, used as the name of the people of the Fraser Valley stretch of the river. "Staulo" is the anglicization used in the Kamloops Wawa lexicon of the Chinook Jargon
  2. ^ Carrier language. Lhtako is also used to mean the Dakelh people of the Quesnel/North Cariboo area
  3. ^ Indigenous name recorded by Alexander Mackenzie on expedition to find Columbia River’s headwaters; circa 18-?
  4. ^ Tsilhqot'in name meaning Sturgeon (ʔElhda) River (Qox)
  5. ^ "Lower Fraser River Hydraulic Model - Summary of Results" (PDF). 14. november 2006. Arkiveret fra originalen (PDF) 27. februar 2012. Hentet 2009-10-11.
  6. ^ Ambient Water Quality Assessment and Objectives for the Fraser River sub-basin from Kanaka Creek to the Mouth Arkiveret 4. marts 2016 hos Wayback Machine, BC Ministry of Environment
  7. ^ "Comprehensive Review of Fraser River at Hope: Flood Hydrology and Flows, Scoping Study Final Report" (PDF). BC Ministry of Environment. oktober 2008. Arkiveret (PDF) fra originalen 3. marts 2016. Hentet 2009-10-11.Further studies and hydraulic models have estimated the maximum discharge of the Fraser River, at Hope during the 1894 flood, as within a range of about 16.000 til 18.000 cubic metres per second (570.000 til 640.000 cu ft/s).
  8. ^ Canadian Global Almanac. John Wiley and Sons. 2004
  9. ^ Cannings, Richard and Sidney. British Columbia: A Natural History. p.41. Greystone Books. Vancouver. 1996
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