Everything about Kootenai River totally explained
The
Kootenay River (spelled
Kootenai River for its American portions) is the uppermost major tributary of the
Columbia River, flowing through
British Columbia,
Montana and
Idaho. It is one of the few rivers in
North America which begins in Canada, enters the United States and then reenters Canada.
Course
The Kootenay originates in the
Rocky Mountains of eastern British Columbia, and initially flows south through
Kootenay National Park, merging into the
Rocky Mountain Trench near
Canal Flats, British Columbia (here it passes within a kilometer of
Columbia Lake, the headwaters of the Columbia). It continues southwards along the Trench towards the
United States border, and at
Wardner, British Columbia, it widens into the
Lake Koocanusa reservoir created by the
Libby Dam near
Libby, Montana. Koocanausa spans the
Canada-U.S. border; below the dam the river resumes (using the
Kootenai spelling), veers westwards out of the Rocky Mountain Trench, collects the tributary
Fisher River,
Yaak River, and
Moyie River, crosses into Idaho, passes through
Bonners Ferry, then turns northwards again. It re-enters Canada south of
Creston, British Columbia, and widens into
Kootenay Lake. At
Nelson, British Columbia the Kootenay becomes a river again, now flowing southwest towards
Castlegar, where it joins the
Columbia River.
History
In the 1970s, it was proposed that the Kootenay River be diverted into the Columbia River (the two rivers are separated by a distance of no more than one mile in the Rocky Mountain Trench in southeastern British Columbia). This would allow for the generation of increased hydroelectric power. The proposal was strongly opposed by both environmentalists as well as local residents. The economy of southeastern British Columbia is strongly dependent on tourism, with the Columbia River, including Columbia Lake and
Windermere Lake (British Columbia), being very popular for summer swimming and boating activities. Diversion of the glacier-fed Kootenay River would have resulted in the Columbia River becoming much deeper and colder, flooding lake-side residences and damaging tourism. As a result, this proposed river diversion was never undertaken.
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