The Green River is a tributary of the

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in southwestern

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. Approximately 25 kilometres in length, it begins at the outflow of Green Lake in Whistler and flows northeast to join the Lillooet RiverBC Names/GeoBC entry "Green River (river)"
/ref> about two kilometres above where the river flows into

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. Its main tributaries are the

Soo River The Soo River is a tributary of the Green River in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada, joining that river just north of the Resort Municipality of Whistler. Approximately long, it begins on the south flank of ...

and the river-like Rutherford Creek, which is the location of one of only two artificial

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courses in Canada. Just below Rutherford Creek is Nairn Falls.

References

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See also

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