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Kootenay Bay is an unincorporated community on the east shore of Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The ferry terminal and former steamboat landing, on BC Highway 3A , is by road about 81 kilometres (50 mi) north of Creston and 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) west of Crawford Bay .
The Kootenay Lake ferry is a ferry across Kootenay Lake in southeastern British Columbia, which operates between Balfour, on the west side of the lake, and Kootenay Bay, on the east side. The MV Osprey 2000 and the MV Balfour are the two vessels used. [1] The route is the world's longest free scenic ferry which carries vehicles. [2]
Harrop Cable Ferry: Crosses the west arm of Kootenay Lake between Longbeach and Harrop, off BC Highway 3A. M.V. Harrop II: Cable: 24 98 5 minutes Western Pacific Marine [9] Kootenay Lake Ferry: Crosses Kootenay Lake between Balfour and Kootenay Bay, on BC Highway 3A. M.V. Osprey 2000/M.V. Balfour: Conventional 80/28 250/150 35 minutes Western ...
Kootenay Lake is a lake located in British Columbia, Canada.It is part of the Kootenay River.The lake has been raised by the Corra Linn Dam and has a dike system at the southern end, which, along with industry in the 1950s–70s, has changed the ecosystem in and around the water.
Nelson Bridge crosses Kootenay Lake (West Arm) Balfour: 75.92: 47.17: Highway 31 north – Ainsworth Hot Springs, Kaslo: Hwy 3A branches south into ferry terminal 76.08: 47.27: Kootenay Lake Ferry crosses Kootenay Lake Kilometrage does not include ferry: Creston: 154.26: 95.85: Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway) – Cranbrook, Salmo, Castlegar: Hwy ...
The Harrop Ferry is a cable ferry at Harrop Narrows [1] on the west arm of Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The crossing, off BC Highway 3A , is by road about 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Nelson and 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Balfour .
Forming a natural boundary, the lake and the Kootenay Pass on the Salmo–Creston highway divide the Pacific Time Zone from the mountain one. When daylight saving ends, the time change migrates from Yahk to the Kootenay Bay ferry landing. Consequently, Creston in the warmer months is on Castlegar time and in the colder months on Cranbrook time.
In 1860, a boundary cairn was erected on the east bank of the Kootenai River. [4] The former US name was Ockonook, meaning "a grassy hillside with rocks." [5] Around 1871, David McLoughlin and family relocated south from the Kootenay Flats to Ockonook, where he built a log house, which also served as a trading post and a hostel for prospectors traveling downstream.