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Fishing on Kootenay River

Flatbow River

Canada, BC

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The Ktunaxa (Kootenai) were the first people to live along the Kootenay River. For hundreds of years, they hunted and fished on the river, quite isolated from neighboring indigenous groups.
Length:780[km]
Source :Beaverfoot Range, Kootenay National Park
Lattitude:51.00  
Longitude:-116.40
Elevation:2261[m]
Location:Beaverfoot Range, Kootenay National Park
District:Kootenay Land
Mouth :Columbia River
Lattitude:49.30
Longitude:-117.70
Elevation:420[m]
City:Castlegar
Fish Species  
 
Dace, Longnose  Trout, Rainbow
Sculpin, Torrent  Whitefish, Mountain
Whitefish, Pygmy  Stickleback, Threespine
Sturgeon, White  Dace, Pearl
Sucker, Longnose  Chub, Lake
Sucker, Largescale  Trout, Dolly Varden
Trout, Lake  Dace, Speckled
Trout, Cutthroat  Trout, Bull
   
 
Lamprey, Pacific  Salmon, Kokanee
Shiner, Redside  Peamouth Chub
Sculpin, Slimy  Sculpin, Shorthead
Pikeminnow, Northern  Sucker, Bridgelip
Trout, Westslope Cutthroat  Burbot
Perch, Yellow  Bass, Largemouth
Walleye  Pike, Northern
Whitefish, Lake  
TributaryLat/Lon | Connected  
 
Bull River50.0 -115.1  Inflow  
Cross River50.7 -115.6  Inflow  
Elk River50.5 -115.0  Inflow  
Goat River49.3 -116.5  Inflow  
Lussier River49.9 -115.6  Inflow  
Moyie River49.3 -116.1  Inflow  
Slocan River49.4 -117.5  Inflow  
Tobacco River48.9 -115.1  Inflow  
White River50.4 -115.4  Inflow  
Yaak River48.6 -116.0  Inflow  
TributaryLat/Lon | Connected  
 
Columbia River47.8 -120.9  Mouth  
East Branch Kootenay River49.2 -116.6  Inflow  
Fisher River48.4 -115.3  Inflow  
Lake Creek50.5 -117.0  Inflow  
Mather Creek49.7 -115.7  Inflow  
Palliser River50.5 -115.5  Inflow  
St. Mary River49.9 -116.6  Inflow  
Vermilion River51.0 -116.0  Inflow  
Wild Horse River49.6 -115.6  Inflow  
Yahk River49.1 -115.7  Inflow  
Close ByLat/Lon |    
 
Lake Koocanusa48.4 -115.3  5 km  
Lakit Creek49.7 -115.6  5 km  
Logus Lake50.5 -117.0  1 km  
Rockbluff Lake49.9 -115.6  5 km  
Verendrye Creek51.0 -116.0  5 km  
Lakes and RiversLat/Lon |    
 
Bonton Creek49.3 -116.5  1 km  
Canuck Lake49.9 -115.6  5 km  
Cooper Lake49.3 -116.1  5 km  
Kootenay Lake49.5 -116.8  5 km  
Mitchell River50.7 -115.7  5 km  
Last NewsDate | Source
 
How whirling disease in B.C. could threaten a lucrative fishery23/09/2024   CBC News   
An 'amazing week': Idaho Fish & Game researchers hook three 10-foot sturgeon04/01/2022   ktvb7   
Last NewsDate | Source
 
Whirling disease confirmed in B.C. for 1st time, sparking fears for fish populations19/01/2024   CBC News   

Last change: 2024-04-05   Last data change: 2024-11-22