Fraser River (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Fraser River
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Location
CountryCanada
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLabrador, Newfoundland and Labrador
 • coordinates56°44′34.34″N 63°52′2″W / 56.7428722°N 63.86722°W / 56.7428722; -63.86722
 • elevation297 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 / 56.6203528; -62.25333
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length105 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.

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Lower reaches of Labrador's Fraser River

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References

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