Port of Fraser River
CAFRR🇨🇦Canada
Port Location
About Port of Fraser River
This port is located at the mouth of the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada, discharging into the Strait of Georgia. It serves as a significant gateway for trade, handling various cargo types. The port utilizes compulsory pilotage and tug services.
Background
The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for 1,375 kilometres (854 mi), into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of Vancouver. The river's annual discharge at its mouth is 112 cubic kilometres (27 mi3) or 3,550 cubic metres per second (125,000 cu ft/s), and each year, it discharges about 20 million tons of sediment into the ocean.Current Conditions
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Vessel Limits
- Tidal Range
- 4ft
- Elevation
- 1m
Operations & Services
- Port of Entry
- Yes
- Pilotage Compulsory
- Yes
- Tug Assistance
- Yes
- Cranes
- Fixed, Mobile
- Drydock
- Unknown
- Repair Code
- B
References & Identifiers
- WPI No.
- 18110 →
- GeoNames ID
- 11886730 →
- Wikidata
- Q269710 →
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
Identification
- UN/LOCODE
- CAFRR
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Time Zone
- UTC-8
- Feature Type
- PRT (Port)
Classification
- Type
- Port
- Harbor Type
- River natural
- Shelter
- Fair
Region
- Subdivision
- CA-BC
- Area
- West Coast Canada
- Latitude
- 49.1945°
- Longitude
- -122.8980°
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