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Kootenay lake is located between the Selkirk and Purcell mountain ranges in the West/East Kootenays. It is the largest natural lake in British Columbia, at approximately 100 km in length and 3-5 km in width. From the approximatley the middle of the length of the lake the west arm strethes 35 km to the town of Nelson
KootenayLake, the largest natural lake in southern British Columbia, is cradled within the Selkirk Mountains and bordered by the Purcells to the east.
KootenayLake is shaped like a bow and arrow, with the Main Lake (63 miles/100 km long in the North-South direction) being the bow, and the West Arm (21 miles/34 km long in a westerly and southwesterly direction from Balfour to Nelson) being the arrow.
Kootenay Bay: The small lakeside resort community of Kootenay Bay serves as the eastern terminal of the KootenayLake ferry, connecting with Balfour on the western shore.
The topography of the Kootenai River sub-basin is dominated by steep, heavily forested mountain canyons and valleys.
The headwaters of the Kootenay River in British Columbia consist primarily of the main fork of the Kootenay River and Elk River.
Kootenai River tributaries are characteristically high-gradient mountain streams with bed material consisting of various mixtures of sand, gravel, rubble, boulders, and drifting amounts of clay and silt, predominantly of glacio-lacustrine origin.
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