Torpy River

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The Torpy River is a tributary of the Fraser River, rising in the Northern Rockies and the McGregor Range, a subdivision of the McGregor Plateau, and forming the boundary between the Rockies and the McGregor Plateau.

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Coordinates: 53°44′00″N120°54′00″W / 53.73333°N 120.90000°W / 53.73333; -120.90000