29 Dec Kootenay Lake Chronology
Posted at 14:35h
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Founding Board Member Greg Utzig wrote an excellent report on Kootenay Lake that is required reading for lake nerds!
Kootenay Lake is a central feature within the Kootenay River watershed. The lake and the watershed are largely shaped by the complex geologic and glacial history of the region. Although Kootenay Lake is in the West Kootenay, the Kootenay River, the largest source of water feeding Kootenay Lake, originates in the East Kootenay, an area with a different geology, climate and vegetation. The lake itself and the majority of the Kootenay watershed occurs in Canada, but the Kootenay River does flow into the US, and then returns to Canada just before entering Kootenay Lake.
