Kootenay Lake

Argenta

Argenta is a settlement on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake. It sits about 60 km from the Balfour ferry terminal by straight-line distance.

Updated Pacific Time.

This page reads Environment Canada’s forecast and observation feeds, DriveBC’s camera feed and the BC Parks feed directly, refreshed by a scheduled job every ten minutes, so nothing below is more than a few minutes old once the site has current data.

Current conditions near Argenta

6 min ago

24.4°C

Wind
9 km/h NE
Humidity
49%
Dew point
13°C
Snow depth
0 cm

Measured at NELSON CS, 536 m.

Weather data from Environment and Climate Change Canada, used under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Argenta has no Environment Canada station of its own; this reading comes from the Nelson station.

Cameras near Argenta

5 min ago
Cooper Creek, Highway 31 at Duncan Lake Road about 35 km north of Kaslo, looking south.

Cooper Creek

Highway 31 at Duncan Lake Road about 35 km north of Kaslo, looking south.

DriveBC.ca

Camera images and ferry status from DriveBC.ca, BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit.

About Argenta

Argenta is a settlement on the west side of the Purcell Mountains, on the northeast shore of Kootenay Lake, founded during a silver mining boom in the 1890s.

Verified 2026-09-22 against Wikipedia.

Beaches, launches and trails nearby

Neighbours on this shore

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