Communities on Kootenay Lake
25 communities this site tracks around Kootenay Lake, grouped by shore: West Arm, North Shore, East Shore and the south end. Each one links to its own page, with today's weather, cameras and what this site knows about the place.
West Arm
- Nelson (gateway) — Nelson is a city at the west end of the West Arm of Kootenay Lake.
- Harrop — Harrop is a settlement on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake.
- Procter — Procter is a settlement on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake.
- Balfour — Balfour is a settlement and ferry landing on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake.
- Queens Bay — Queens Bay is a settlement on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake.
North Shore
- Ainsworth Hot Springs — Ainsworth Hot Springs is a settlement on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake.
- Coffee Creek — Coffee Creek is a point on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake, on Highway 31.
- Woodbury — Woodbury is a resort settlement on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake.
- Mirror Lake — Mirror Lake is a settlement on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake.
- Kaslo — Kaslo is a village on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake.
- Shutty Bench — Shutty Bench is a settlement on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake.
- Lardeau — Lardeau is a settlement on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake.
- Meadow Creek — Meadow Creek is a settlement on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake.
- Argenta — Argenta is a settlement on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake.
- Johnsons Landing — Johnsons Landing is a settlement on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake.
East Shore
- Riondel — Riondel is a settlement on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake.
- Kootenay Bay — Kootenay Bay is a ferry landing on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake.
- Crawford Bay — Crawford Bay is a settlement on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake.
- Gray Creek — Gray Creek is a settlement on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake.
- Boswell — Boswell is a settlement on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake.
- Sanca — Sanca is a settlement on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake.
- Kuskonook — Kuskonook is a settlement on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake.
- Sirdar — Sirdar is a settlement on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake.
South
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Common questions
Which communities are on the ferry route?
2 of this site's communities sit at a ferry landing: Balfour and Kootenay Bay, the terminals of the Kootenay Lake ferry, on https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/passenger-travel/water-travel/inland-ferries/kootenay-lake-ferry. No other community this site tracks sits at a ferry landing.
Which side is Creston on?
Creston is in this site's "south" shore group, at the south end of the lake, not on the East Shore or the West Arm. It is one of 2 communities this site marks as a gateway town, alongside Nelson at the West Arm's other end.
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