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[[Image:Kootenay reflection.JPG|thumb|240px|Reflection as viewed from the east side of the lake]] |
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== Video Link== |
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'"'''Kayaking on Kootenay Lake Video''''" |
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'''Tourism British Columbia" Field Reporter, "Michael Fountain" enjoys the peaceful beauty of a morning kayak on the stunning Kootenay Lake. |
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Click blue box to the right to view video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rng8pf7ITbI] |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 17:02, 16 March 2009
Kootenay Lake | |
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Location | Kootenay region, British Columbia |
Coordinates | 49°40′N 116°50′W / 49.667°N 116.833°W |
Primary inflows | Kootenay River |
Primary outflows | Kootenay River |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 100 km |
Max. width | 5 km |
Kootenay Lake is a Canadian lake located between the Selkirk and Purcell mountain ranges in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. It is the largest natural lake in British Columbia, at approximately 100 km in length and 3-5 km in width. It is, in part, a widening of the Kootenay River, which in turn drains into the Columbia River system. Although oriented primarily in a north-south configuration, a western arm positioned roughly halfway up the length of the lake stretches 35 km to the town of Nelson.[1]
The lake originally tidally and seasonally flooded an approximately 80 km long marsh lying to the lake's south within the Creston Valley. However, this has been now been diked and converted to commercial agriculture.
In 1931, Corra Linn Dam was built at the mouth of Kootenay Lake, where it became a river again.[2] Just downriver was Bonnington Falls, today the site of several hydroelectric dams.
The lake is crossed by the Kootenay Lake Ferry, a toll-free vehicular ferry operating between Balfour and Kootenay Bay. In 1958 the Kootenay Lake Crossing, a electrical power line crossing of Kootenay Lake, was built.
Video Link
'"Kayaking on Kootenay Lake Video'"
Tourism British Columbia" Field Reporter, "Michael Fountain" enjoys the peaceful beauty of a morning kayak on the stunning Kootenay Lake.
Click blue box to the right to view video [1]
References
See also
Geography
Steamboats
External links