Fraser River (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Fraser River
Fraser River
Location
Country	Canada
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador
• coordinates	56°44′34.34″N 63°52′2″W / 56.7428722°N 63.86722°W
• elevation	297 m (974 ft)
Mouth
• location	Nain Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador
• coordinates	56°37′13.27″N 62°15′12″W / 56.6203528°N 62.25333°W
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	105 km (65 mi)

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. Salt marshes border the mouth and vast sandy delta littered with boulders stretches to Nain Bay^[2] (about 35 km (22 mi) west of Nain).

In 1910, British explorer Hesketh Prichard ascended the river, continuing through Bear Ravine (56°41′50.78″N 63°30′27.58″W / 56.6974389°N 63.5076611°W / 56.6974389; -63.5076611) to access Indian House Lake on George River.

Lower reaches of Labrador's Fraser River

References

^ Anderson, T. C. (1985). The Rivers of Labrador (PDF). Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, Ottawa. p. 316. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
^ Lawrence W. Coady (2008). The Lost Canoe: A Labrador Adventure. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-55109-658-2.