Nechako and Fraser River
The Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia, Canada. It starts in Fraser Pass near Mount Robson in the
Rocky Mountains and flowing for 1,375 kilometres into the Strait of Georgia at the city of Vancouver. It is the tenth longest river in Canada!!!! The Nechako River arises on the Nechako Plateau east of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It flows north toward Fort Fraser, then it goes east to Prince George where it then enters the Fraser River. The expedition of Alexander MacKenzie went past the mouth of the Nechako river in 1793 (Wikipedia). The first European to ascend the Nechako was James McDougall, a member of the Simon Fraser's
expedition, in 1806.
The two rivers, Fraser and the Nechako, connect in Prince George; this is called a confluence. The local First Nations say that our land is the traditional territory of Lheidli T’enneh. The name Lheidli T’enneh means the confluence of two rivers. The Lheidli T'enneh are Carrier people. Their traditional language, now spoken only by a few people, is a dialect of the Carrier language. (Wikipedia) The Fort George Band Reserve was first built in 1892 where the Fraser and Nechako rivers came together.
The rivers have a lot of cultural value the First Nations did a lot of trades near the river and people came up by paddle wheel through them. The First Nations and the early European explorers also used the rivers for most of their transportation.
There are many events that happen on the rivers or close to the rivers. An event is coming up and in that you have to see how many people you can get to float down the river on a tube. Many people come from other places to try it. This particular event was created from Facebook!
There is a Prince George Jet Boat Association on the rivers. In 2006 the Prince George Riverboat Association made a new boat launch on the side lines of the Nechako River and Cottonwood Island Park.
Many people are inspired by the Nechako and Fraser Rivers in so many ways. There are so many people that take the time to write paragraph after paragraph to help people learn about the rivers. Many people take pictures of the rivers. Paintings of the rivers are found all over Northern British Columbia in art galleries. People come down to the river to look at how they can help save animals in the water and to protect the wildlife around the river. You can fish
from the shore, you can swim in the rivers and you can hunt the wildlife. One of these things might inspire you to come to the rivers.
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nechako-river/
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/eco_reserve/nechako_er.html
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/fraser_rv/
Rocky Mountains and flowing for 1,375 kilometres into the Strait of Georgia at the city of Vancouver. It is the tenth longest river in Canada!!!! The Nechako River arises on the Nechako Plateau east of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It flows north toward Fort Fraser, then it goes east to Prince George where it then enters the Fraser River. The expedition of Alexander MacKenzie went past the mouth of the Nechako river in 1793 (Wikipedia). The first European to ascend the Nechako was James McDougall, a member of the Simon Fraser's
expedition, in 1806.
The two rivers, Fraser and the Nechako, connect in Prince George; this is called a confluence. The local First Nations say that our land is the traditional territory of Lheidli T’enneh. The name Lheidli T’enneh means the confluence of two rivers. The Lheidli T'enneh are Carrier people. Their traditional language, now spoken only by a few people, is a dialect of the Carrier language. (Wikipedia) The Fort George Band Reserve was first built in 1892 where the Fraser and Nechako rivers came together.
The rivers have a lot of cultural value the First Nations did a lot of trades near the river and people came up by paddle wheel through them. The First Nations and the early European explorers also used the rivers for most of their transportation.
There are many events that happen on the rivers or close to the rivers. An event is coming up and in that you have to see how many people you can get to float down the river on a tube. Many people come from other places to try it. This particular event was created from Facebook!
There is a Prince George Jet Boat Association on the rivers. In 2006 the Prince George Riverboat Association made a new boat launch on the side lines of the Nechako River and Cottonwood Island Park.
Many people are inspired by the Nechako and Fraser Rivers in so many ways. There are so many people that take the time to write paragraph after paragraph to help people learn about the rivers. Many people take pictures of the rivers. Paintings of the rivers are found all over Northern British Columbia in art galleries. People come down to the river to look at how they can help save animals in the water and to protect the wildlife around the river. You can fish
from the shore, you can swim in the rivers and you can hunt the wildlife. One of these things might inspire you to come to the rivers.
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nechako-river/
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/eco_reserve/nechako_er.html
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/fraser_rv/