Kootenay River

The Kootenay River or Kootenai River is a major river of the Northwest Plateau in southeastern , Canada, and northern and in the United States.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in North America. Tributary of the Columbia River
  • Also known as: “Kootanie River”, “Kootenai River”, “Kootenie River”, “Kootienay River”, and “Swan River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include West Kootenay Regional Airport and Brilliant Dam.

Aerodrome
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The is a small regional located 2 nautical miles south southeast of , Canada. It serves the West Kootenay region, including Castlegar, Nelson and Trail. is situated 2½ km southeast of Kootenay River.

Dam
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is a hydroelectric dam on the Kootenay River near , Canada. It was built during the Second World War, mostly by Doukhobor men exempt from military service, and its 129 MW twin turbines first came into operation in June, 1944. is situated 2½ km northeast of Kootenay River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brilliant and Castlegar.

Village
is in the West Kootenay region of southeastern . The locality is on the northeast side of the , and on the west shore at the mouth of the Kootenay River.

Photo: Douglas.johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city of 8,000 people in on the southern tip of the Arrow Lakes chain. It sits at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers, and is a perfect base for a wide range of outdoor activities.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in the West Kootenay region of southeastern . On the northeast side of the adjacent to the mouth of Norns Creek, the residential area is part of Greater .

Kootenay River

Latitude
49.31561° or 49° 18′ 56″ north
Longitude
-117.65276° or 117° 39′ 10″ west
Elevation
420 metres (1,378 feet)
Open location code
85X4888W+6V
Geo­Names ID
5994010
Wiki­data ID
Q2262
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Satellite Map

Discover Kootenay River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Kootenay River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر كوتيناي”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Kootenay”
  • Basque: “Kootenay ibaia”
  • Bulgarian: “Кутни”
  • Catalan: “Kootenay”
  • Catalan: “Riu Kootenay”
  • Cebuano: “Kootenay River”
  • Chinese: “库特内河”
  • Chinese: “库特奈河”
  • Chinese: “庫特奈河”
  • Chuvash: “Кутеней”
  • Czech: “Kootenay”
  • Danish: “Kootenay River”
  • Dutch: “Kootenay River”
  • Dutch: “Kootenay”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كوتيناى”
  • French: “Kootenay”
  • Georgian: “კუტენეი”
  • German: “Kootenay River”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Kootenay”
  • Italian: “Fiume Kootenay”
  • Italian: “Kootenay”
  • Japanese: “クートネー川”
  • Mingrelian: “კუტენეი (წყარმალუ)”
  • Mingrelian: “კუტენეი”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kootenay River”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kootenay River”
  • Polish: “Kootenay”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Kootenay”
  • Russian: “Кутеней”
  • Slovenian: “Kootenay”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کووتنای چایی”
  • Spanish: “Rio Kootenay”
  • Spanish: “Río Kootenay”
  • Swedish: “Kootenay River (vattendrag i Kanada)”
  • Swedish: “Kootenay River”
  • Tamil: “கூட்னி ஆறு”
  • Thai: “แม่น้ำคูเทเน”
  • Turkish: “Kootenay Nehri”
  • Ukrainian: “Кутеней”
  • Urdu: “کوٹینے دریا”
  • Venetian: “Kootenay”
  • Vietnamese: “sông Kootenay”
  • Vietnamese: “Sông Kootenay”
  • Welsh: “Afon Kootenay”
  • Western Panjabi: “دریائے کوٹنے”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kinnaird and Robson.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Zuckerberg Island and Sandman Hotel Castlegar.

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