Wards Bay
Wards Bay is a bay in British Columbia, Canada. Wards Bay is situated nearby to the village Shoreacres, as well as near the hamlet Playmor Junction.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kootenay Canal.
Kootenay Canal
Industrial building
Photo: Dougmcdonell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kootenay Canal is a hydroelectric power station, located 19 km downstream of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. Where the Kootenay River flows out of the reservoir formed by the Corra Linn Dam on Kootenay Lake, a canal diverts water to BC Hydro's Kootenay Canal Generating Station. Kootenay Canal is situated 2½ km northeast of Wards Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarrys and Thrums.
Tarrys
Village
Tarrys is an unincorporated community spanning both shores of the Kootenay River in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The location, on BC Highway 3A, is by road about 14 kilometres northeast of Castlegar, and 30 kilometres southwest of Nelson. Tarrys is situated 5 km south of Wards Bay.
Thrums
Village
Thrums is an unincorporated community on the northwest shore of the Kootenay River in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The location, on BC Highway 3A, is by road about 11 kilometres northeast of Castlegar, and 33 kilometres southwest of Nelson. Thrums is situated 9 km south of Wards Bay.
Wards Bay
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.43314° or 49° 25′ 59″ northLongitude
-117.53554° or 117° 32′ 8″ westElevation
481 metres (1,578 feet)Open location code
85X4CFM7+7QGeoNames ID
6176169
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