Lake Koocanusa

Lake Koocanusa

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location = Montana / British Columbia
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type = reservoir
inflow = Kootenay River
outflow = Kootenai River
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Lake Koocanusa is a reservoir in British Columbia (Canada) and Montana (United States) formed by the damming of the Kootenay River by the Libby Dam.

Lake Koocanusa was named in a contest won by Alice Beers of Rexford, Montana. The name is made from the first three letters of the Kootenay (alternately, Kootenai) River, Canada, and USA. Lake Koocanusa was built as a joint project of the U.S. and Canada. It is 26 km (16 mi) from Libby, Montana, also on the Kootenai River, from which the dam gets its name.

External links

* [http://www.libbymt.com/areaattractions/lakekoocanusa.htm The Libby, Montana, web site] with more information about Lake Koocanusa
* [http://www.nwd-wc.usace.army.mil/report/lib.htm Libby Dam] , United States Army Corps of Engineers


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