Granby River | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | British Columbia |
Subdivision Type3: | Land District |
Subdivision Name3: | Similkameen Division Yale |
Length Km: | 105 |
Discharge1 Location: | At Grand Forks[1] |
Discharge1 Min: | 0.227m3/s |
Discharge1 Avg: | 30.9m3/s[2] |
Discharge1 Max: | 385m3/s |
Source1: | Monashee Mountains |
Mouth: | Kettle River |
Mouth Location: | Grand Forks |
Mouth Coordinates: | 49.0333°N -144°W |
The Granby River is a tributary of the Kettle River in British Columbia, Canada, joining the Kettle just north of the Canada–United States border at the town of Grand Forks. The river is approximately 105km (65miles) in length and has its origin in the Monashee Mountains to the west of Fauquier on the Arrow Lakes.
Formerly known as the north fork of the Kettle River, 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. The new name was officially adopted in 1915.[3]