Kootenay River
The Kootenay River or Kootenai River is a major river of the Northwest Plateau in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, and northern Montana and Idaho in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
West Kootenay Regional Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: waferboard, CC BY 2.0.
The West Kootenay Regional Airport is a small regional airport located 2 nautical miles south southeast of Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada. It serves the West Kootenay region, including Castlegar, Nelson and Trail. West Kootenay Regional Airport is situated 2½ km southeast of Kootenay River.
Brilliant Dam
Dam
Photo: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brilliant Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Kootenay River near Castlegar, British Columbia, 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. Brilliant Dam is situated 2½ km northeast of Kootenay River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castlegar and Kinnaird.
Castlegar
Photo: Douglas.johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castlegar is a city of 8,000 people in British Columbia 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.
Kinnaird
Suburb
Kinnaird is a neighbourhood comprising the southern part of Castlegar, British Columbia. Kinnaird is situated 3½ km south of Kootenay River.
Kootenay River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Kootenay River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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
Discover other places named “Kootenay River”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Brilliant and Raspberry.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zuckerberg Island and Sandman Hotel Castlegar.
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