Kootenay Lake

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.
  • HarropHarrop is a settlement on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake.
  • ProcterProcter is a settlement on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake.
  • BalfourBalfour is a settlement and ferry landing on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake.
  • Queens BayQueens Bay is a settlement on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake.

North Shore

  • Ainsworth Hot SpringsAinsworth Hot Springs is a settlement on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake.
  • Coffee CreekCoffee Creek is a point on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake, on Highway 31.
  • WoodburyWoodbury is a resort settlement on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake.
  • Mirror LakeMirror Lake is a settlement on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake.
  • KasloKaslo is a village on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake.
  • Shutty BenchShutty Bench is a settlement on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake.
  • LardeauLardeau is a settlement on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake.
  • Meadow CreekMeadow Creek is a settlement on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake.
  • ArgentaArgenta is a settlement on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake.
  • Johnsons LandingJohnsons Landing is a settlement on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake.

East Shore

  • RiondelRiondel is a settlement on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake.
  • Kootenay BayKootenay Bay is a ferry landing on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake.
  • Crawford BayCrawford Bay is a settlement on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake.
  • Gray CreekGray Creek is a settlement on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake.
  • BoswellBoswell is a settlement on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake.
  • SancaSanca is a settlement on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake.
  • KuskonookKuskonook is a settlement on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake.
  • SirdarSirdar is a settlement on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake.

South

  • WynndelWynndel is a settlement south of Kootenay Lake.
  • Creston (gateway)Creston is a town at the south end of Kootenay Lake.
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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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