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The Kootenai River Trail along the Montana section of the river, [137] about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long, follows the river from Libby to Kootenai Falls and the well known Swinging Bridge across the Kootenai. [138] Skattebo Reach Trail, on the lower river, is about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) long, running from Brilliant to Glade. [139]
Lake Koocanusa was named in a contest won by Alice Beers of Rexford, Montana. [1] The name is a portmanteau of Kootenai River, Canada, and USA. Lake Koocanusa was built as a joint project of the U.S. and Canada. It is 26 km (16 mi) from Libby, Montana, also on the Kootenai River, from which the dam gets its name.
The Kootenai River Gorge is composed of "sandstone and thin layers of shale from the Mount Shields Formation of the Belt Supergroup, with folds from compression that dates back to the Sevier Orogeny 50 to 100 million years ago. The rock was deposited 1.5 billion years ago, when much of Montana was covered by water.
The Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway is a 67-mile (108 km) scenic highway in Lincoln County, Montana, USA, following the Kootenai River and the eastern shore of Lake Koocanusa on Highway 37. The road starts in Libby and proceeds north to Eureka. Lake Koocanusa is formed behind Libby Dam and has a visitors center nearby.
The shores of the lake are all forested with no private property easements. The lowest elevation in Montana is where the Kootenai River leaves the state, 1,832 feet (558 m) above sea level. Other rivers in the forest include the Yaak, Fisher, Tobacco and Vermillion, with water flowing from over 100 lakes.
The Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, created by an act of Congress in 1964, is located in the U.S. state of Montana.Protecting the wildest portions of the Cabinet Mountains and an integral part of Kootenai National Forest [2] and Kaniksu National Forest, the wilderness had enjoyed more limited protection since 1935 as a Primitive Area.
Libby Dam is a concrete gravity dam in the northwestern United States, on the Kootenai River in northwestern Montana.Dedicated on August 24, 1975, [2] [3] [4] it is west of the continental divide, seventeen miles (27 km) upstream from the town of Libby.
The Gates of the Mountains Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Montana.Created by an act of Congress in 1964, the wilderness is managed by Helena National Forest.A day use campground near the Gates of the Mountains, Meriwether Picnic site, is named in honor of Meriwether Lewis.
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