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36: 469:. According to a gauge on the Chehalis River near Harrison Mills that river's mean annual discharge is 39.1 cubic metres per second (1,380 cu ft/s). Thus the mean annual discharge of the Harrison River at its mouth on the Fraser River is at least 481.1 cubic metres per second (16,990 cu ft/s). 319:
of it was necessary to dredge the sandbars at the confluence with the Fraser, which were known as "the Riffles", and also as "the Falls of the Harrison". Dredging of these shallows was needed to make the river navigable to Harrison Lake, at the north end of which the townsite of
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along the Harrison River and Harrison Lake. The most downriver discharge-measuring gauge is located at
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The Harrison and Lillooet Rivers support a number of fish species, the most significant of which are
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in the upper Fraser Canyon, in order to bypass hostile territory in the lower Canyon (see
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Search for Station 08MG013 Harrison River near Harrison Hot Springs
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Search for Station 08MG001 Chehalis River near Harrison Mills
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The Harrison is navigable, although in the days of the
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and the heritage post office and store preserved as
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The Harrison drains 602: 140: • coordinates 1: 658:New Westminster Land District 489: 92:Physical characteristics 72:New Westminster Land District 653:Rivers of the Lower Mainland 643:Rivers of the Pacific Ranges 448: 339:Below the confluence of the 179: • elevation 18:Harrison River (New Zealand) 7: 472: 457:measuring water levels and 209: • location 128: • location 10: 674: 429:Oncorhynchus clarki clarki 241: • maximum 231: • minimum 221: • average 15: 530:, and BCGNIS coordinates. 266: 258: 253: 249: 239: 229: 219: 207: 199: 195: 187: 177: 138: 126: 114: 110: 100: 96: 91: 77: 67: 57: 47: 42: 33: 28: 381:Oncorhynchus tshawytscha 357:Canadian Pacific Railway 347:and the Municipality of 343:, at the bridge between 312:, which feeds the lake. 268: • right 522:Elevation derived from 442:Richardsonius balteatus 439:), and Redside shiner ( 437:Catostomus macrocheilus 425:coastal cutthroat trout 317:Fraser Canyon Gold Rush 453:There are a number of 413:Oncorhynchus gorbuscha 183:15 m (49 ft) 162:49.22889°N 121.94639°W 509:BC Geographical Names 365:Kilby Provincial Park 463:Harrison Hot Springs 397:Oncorhynchus kisutch 308:continuation of the 214:Harrison Hot Springs 167:49.22889; -121.94639 616:on 24 December 2010 589:on 24 December 2010 421:Oncorhynchus mykiss 254:Basin features 158: /  389:Oncorhynchus nerka 556:978-0-12-378577-0 433:Largescale sucker 405:Oncorhynchus keta 334:Fraser Canyon War 282: 281: 665: 627: 625: 623: 621: 606: 600: 598: 596: 594: 579: 568: 567: 565: 563: 540: 531: 520: 514: 513: 504:"Harrison River" 500: 298:British Columbia 269: 242: 232: 222: 210: 173: 172: 170: 169: 168: 163: 159: 156: 155: 154: 151: 62:British Columbia 38: 26: 25: 673: 672: 668: 667: 666: 664: 663: 662: 633: 632: 631: 630: 619: 617: 608: 607: 603: 592: 590: 581: 580: 571: 561: 559: 557: 541: 534: 521: 517: 502: 501: 497: 492: 475: 451: 373: 371:Natural history 267: 240: 230: 220: 208: 180: 166: 164: 160: 157: 152: 149: 147: 145: 144: 141: 129: 24: 21: 12: 11: 5: 671: 661: 660: 655: 650: 645: 629: 628: 601: 569: 555: 532: 515: 494: 493: 491: 488: 487: 486: 481: 474: 471: 467:Harrison Mills 450: 447: 385:sockeye salmon 377:chinook salmon 372: 369: 361:Harrison Mills 341:Chehalis River 310:Lillooet River 286:Harrison River 280: 279: 273:Chehalis River 270: 264: 263: 260: 256: 255: 251: 250: 247: 246: 243: 237: 236: 233: 227: 226: 223: 217: 216: 211: 205: 204: 201: 197: 196: 193: 192: 189: 185: 184: 181: 178: 175: 174: 142: 139: 136: 135: 133:Harrison Mills 130: 127: 124: 123: 118: 112: 111: 108: 107: 102: 98: 97: 94: 93: 89: 88: 86:Harrison Mills 79: 75: 74: 69: 65: 64: 59: 55: 54: 49: 45: 44: 40: 39: 31: 30: 29:Harrison River 22: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 670: 659: 656: 654: 651: 649: 646: 644: 641: 640: 638: 615: 611: 605: 588: 584: 578: 576: 574: 558: 552: 548: 547: 539: 537: 529: 525: 519: 511: 510: 505: 499: 495: 485: 482: 480: 477: 476: 470: 468: 464: 460: 456: 455:stream gauges 446: 444: 443: 438: 434: 430: 426: 422: 418: 417:rainbow trout 414: 410: 406: 402: 398: 394: 390: 386: 382: 378: 368: 366: 362: 358: 354: 350: 346: 342: 337: 335: 331: 327: 323: 318: 313: 311: 307: 303: 302:Harrison Lake 299: 295: 291: 287: 278: 274: 271: 265: 261: 257: 252: 248: 244: 238: 234: 228: 224: 218: 215: 212: 206: 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 182: 176: 171: 143: 137: 134: 131: 125: 122: 119: 117: 113: 109: 106: 105:Harrison Lake 103: 99: 95: 90: 87: 83: 80: 76: 73: 70: 66: 63: 60: 56: 53: 50: 46: 41: 37: 32: 27: 19: 618:. 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Harrison River (New Zealand)

Canada
British Columbia
New Westminster Land District
Chehalis
Harrison Mills
Harrison Lake
Mouth
Fraser River
Harrison Mills
49°13′44″N 121°56′47″W / 49.22889°N 121.94639°W / 49.22889; -121.94639
Harrison Hot Springs
Chehalis River
Morris Creek
Fraser River
Chehalis
British Columbia
Harrison Lake
Lillooet River
Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
Port Douglas
Douglas Road
Lillooet
Fraser Canyon War
Chehalis River
Chehalis
Kent
Hwy 7
Canadian Pacific Railway

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