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 30 minutes (the cameras every two hours), so the readings below are at most about half an hour old once the site has current data.
Current conditions near Argenta
7 min ago10.4°C
- Wind
- 4 km/h SW
- Humidity
- 74%
- Dew point
- 6.1°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
6 min agoCooper 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
Businesses in Argenta
No verified listing for Argenta yet. Listings are added as each operator’s page is checked. See the full directory.
Neighbours on this shore
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