McGregor River
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The McGregor River is a tributary
of the Fraser River
in the Canadian province
of British Columbia
.
The river is named in honor of Captain James Herrick McGregor who fought and died in 1915 at the Second Battle of Ypres
, in Belgian Flanders
.
and flows generally west and northwest to join the Fraser River northeast of Prince George
.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Fraser River
Fraser River
The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia at the city of Vancouver. It is the tenth longest river in Canada...
in the Canadian province
Provinces and territories of Canada
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of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.
The river is named in honor of Captain James Herrick McGregor who fought and died in 1915 at the Second Battle of Ypres
Second Battle of Ypres
The Second Battle of Ypres was the first time Germany used poison gas on a large scale on the Western Front in the First World War and the first time a former colonial force pushed back a major European power on European soil, which occurred in the battle of St...
, in Belgian Flanders
Flemish Region
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.
Course
The McGregor River originates in Wishaw Lake, a remote lake located in Kakwa Provincial Park and Protected AreaKakwa Provincial Park and Protected Area
Kakwa Provincial Park and Protected Area is a 170,890 ha provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. There are significant amounts of fish fossils there. The tallest mountains are Mount Sir Alexander and Mount Ida . Fishing in Kakwa Lake is permitted...
and flows generally west and northwest to join the Fraser River northeast of Prince George
Prince George, British Columbia
Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...
.