The Blaeberry River is a tributary

Tributary

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 of the Columbia River

Columbia River

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 in the Columbia Country

Columbia Country

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 of British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

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, rising in the Canadian Rockies

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 on the south side of Howse Pass

Howse Pass

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 and joining the Columbia midway between the town of Golden

Golden, British Columbia

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, at the confluence of the Kicking Horse River

Kicking Horse River

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, and the east foot of the Rogers Pass

Rogers Pass

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, at the head of Kinbasket Lake

Kinbasket Lake

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 and the mouth of the Beaver River. Its length is approximately 60 kilometres.

Known to explorer David Thompson

David Thompson (explorer)

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 in 1807 as Portage Creek, in 1811 another fur company

Fur trade

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 explorer, Alexander Henry the Younger

Alexander Henry (the younger)

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, named it the "Blaeberry Torrent", after the abundant berry bushes seen lining its bank (these were likely huckleberries) - "Blae" is Scots English for "blue". The river has sometimes been incorrectly labelled the Blueberry River.

Blaeberry Falls

Blaeberry Falls

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is on the lower reaches of the river, approximately 7 km up from its confluence with the Columbia.

Tributaries

• Ebon Creek
• Parapet Creek
• Wildcat Creek
• Collie Creek
• Ensign Creek
• Mummery Creek
• Martin Creek
• Split Creek
• Willowbank Creek
• Redburn Creek
• Hedberg Creek