Boundary Falls is a medium sized waterfall

Waterfall

A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...

 on Boundary Creek, a tributary of the Kettle River

Kettle River (Columbia River)

The Kettle River is a tributary of the Columbia River in northeastern Washington in the United States and southeastern British Columbia in Canada. Its drainage basin is large, of which are in Canada and in the United States.-Course:...

. It is located within a small canyon

Canyon

A canyon or gorge is a deep ravine between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Rivers have a natural tendency to reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water it will eventually drain into. This forms a canyon. Most canyons were formed by a process of...

 a little over halfway between Midway

Midway, British Columbia

Midway is a village located in southern British Columbia in the West Kootenay region.It is located 13 km west of Greenwood and 51 km east of Osoyoos along Highway 3.-History:...

 & Greenwood

Greenwood, British Columbia

Greenwood is a small city in south central British Columbia.It was incorporated in 1897 and was formerly one of the principal cities of the Boundary Country smelting and mining district. It earned "city" status and has retained that stature despite the population implosion following the closure of...

, beside the town which was named after the falls, Boundary Falls

Boundary Falls, British Columbia

Boundary Falls is a locality in the Boundary Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, south of the city of Greenwood and west of the city of Grand Forks, British Columbia....

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The falls

Boundary Falls is about 40 feet in height. It is located a couple hundred feet below the head of a small canyon that Boundary Creek enters as it passes by the town of Boundary Falls. The falls are easily viewed from the canyon rim & one can even reach the base of the falls by carefully climbing down the steep canyon walls. One can also reach the brink of the falls with relative ease.

Dam near falls’ brink

Remains of an old dam which generate power from the city of Greenwood can be found about 100 feet upstream from the falls’ brink.

Boundary Falls Smelter

Boundary Falls was settled in 1890 by a large flock of miners. There were lots of mining opportunities in the area so the miners started building a smelter which they finished in 1901. In 1902 though, the smelter was “blown in” by high operating costs, coke shortages, financial difficulties & low copper prices.

In 1907, the smelter officially closed & was eventually forgotten. Today, only slag piles remain of what was once a pretty good sized refining & power generating settlement.