The Holmes River is a tributary of the upper Fraser River in the Robson Valley region of British Columbia, Canada, entering that river southeast of the village of McBride. The river was named after Albert W. Holmes, provincial forest ranger at McBride.[1] "Beaver River" is or was the local name, probably referring to a distinctive rock formation.[1]
holmes, river, settlement, river, british, columbia, tributary, upper, fraser, river, robson, valley, region, british, columbia, canada, entering, that, river, southeast, village, mcbride, river, named, after, albert, holmes, provincial, forest, ranger, mcbrid. For the settlement on the river see Holmes River British Columbia The Holmes River is a tributary of the upper Fraser River in the Robson Valley region of British Columbia Canada entering that river southeast of the village of McBride The river was named after Albert W Holmes provincial forest ranger at McBride 1 Beaver River is or was the local name probably referring to a distinctive rock formation 1 See also editList of rivers of British ColumbiaReferences edit a b Holmes River BC Geographical Names Retrieved 13 June 2013 External links edit Beaver River BC Geographical Names Retrieved 13 June 2013 53 15 10 N 120 04 13 W 53 25278 N 120 07028 W 53 25278 120 07028 This article related to a river in the Interior of British Columbia Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Holmes River amp oldid 1183119331, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
