What is the Fraser Basin?
The Fraser Basin is the geographical area drained by the Fraser River and its tributaries. It stretches from Mount Robson in the east to the Nechako River in the west, and from Bulkley House in the north to the Fraser Valley in the south, covering about 238,000 square km (the size of Great Britain). The Fraser River, flows for 1,370km from its headwaters near Mount Robson to the Fraser River delta.