Granby River

Granby River

The Granby River is a tributary of the Kettle River in British Columbia, Canada, joining the Kettle just north of the US-Canada border at the town of Grand Forks. The river is approximately convert|105|km|mi in length and has its origin in the Monashee Mountains to the west of Fauquier on the Arrow Lakes.

The Granby River is named for the Granby Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company, which from 1898 to 1919 operated the Phoenix Mines and a smelter on the east side of the river. [BCGNIS|11636|Granby River]

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