Kootenay Bay

Kootenay Bay is an unincorporated community on the east shore of Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The ferry landing and former steamboat landing lies 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) to the west of Crawford Bay on BC Highway 3A, north from Creston.[1][2]

Kootenay Bay
Kootenay Bay
Location of Kootenay Bay in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°41′00″N 116°52′00″W
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Area code(s)250, 778

Formerly called Lynchville, John Lynch built a house on the lakeshore in the early 1900s. When fire destroyed the property, Lynch left, and the bay and shore location became Kootenay Bay. However, the name change did not become official until 1908. An 1897 reference to the Pilot Bay Smelting company's plant at Kootenay Bay appears a misprint. In 1947, the eastern terminal for the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Kootenay Lake Ferry relocated from Gray Creek.[3]

References
  1. "Kootenay Bay (community)". BC Geographical Names.
  2. "Kootenay Bay (bay)". BC Geographical Names.
  3. "Nelson Star, 1 Aug 2015". www.nelsonstar.com.


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