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The Koocanusa Bridge over Lake Koocanusa from the east bank. The lake is formed north of the dam, reaching 48 miles (77 km) to the Canada–United States border and 42 miles (68 km) further into British Columbia. The lake holds 13% of the water in the Columbia River system. The town of Rexford was moved, as well as the Great Northern Railway line.
Libby Dam: Near Jennings, Montana: Lake Koocanusa Bridge MT 37: Highway Bridge MT 37: Libby, Montana: Kootenai Falls Swinging Bridge Footbridge Kootenai Falls, Montana
At Wardner, British Columbia, the Kootenay widens into the Lake Koocanusa reservoir. The Elk River, the Kootenay's longest tributary, enters Lake Koocanusa south of Elko, British Columbia. [16] [17] Stretching 130 kilometres (81 mi) south and crossing the US-Canada Border, Lake Koocanusa is formed by Libby Dam east of Libby, Montana.
The dam is designed with a selective withdrawal system that allows water passage from various levels of Lake Koocanusa, which allows the operators to moderate water temperatures downstream. [7] The river continues northwest into Idaho, past Bonners Ferry, to Kootenay Lake in Canada and joins the Columbia River.
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.
In the early 1970s, the creation of the Lake Koocanusa reservoir behind the Libby Dam necessitated the removal of the Wardner bridge and rerouting the respective track across the Kootenay on the replacement rail bridge built in 1970 at Fort Steele. [64]
Kikomun Creek is situated in the southern region of the Rocky Mountain Trench, on the eastern shores of a man-made reservoir along the Kootenay River.This 685-hectare park provides recreational access to Lake Koocanusa, whose name is supposedly a combination of Kootenay, Canada and United States.
Wardner Bridge across the Kootenay River: 92.69: 57.59: Highway 3 west (Crowsnest Highway) / Highway 95 south – Cranbrook: Fort Steele Interchange North end of Hwy 3 concurrency; south end of Hwy 95 concurrency: Fort Steele: 99.69: 61.94: Fort Steele Bridge across the Kootenay River: 100.83: 62.65: Wardner Fort Steele Road (Highway 935:1381 ...