The Field Journal

Waters Hub

The index of the basin's water — 1,385 named waterways across ten watershed groups, all of it draining to the Columbia. Start from a watershed, a species, or the map.

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The Kootenay–Columbia Basin

Ten watershed groups define the drainage. Pick one to open its drainage tree — mainstem to the smallest mapped creek.

Bull River watershed — 52 waterways · 681 km mappedColumbia River watershed — 91 waterways · 1,558 km mappedDuncan Lake watershed — 120 waterways · 1,121 km mappedElk River watershed — 128 waterways · 1,522 km mappedKootenay Lake watershed — 298 waterways · 2,334 km mappedKootenay River watershed — 89 waterways · 1,890 km mappedLower Arrow Lake watershed — 244 waterways · 1,669 km mappedSlocan River watershed — 126 waterways · 1,035 km mappedSt. Mary River watershed — 110 waterways · 1,460 km mappedUpper Arrow Lake watershed — 127 waterways · 1,215 km mapped Bull River681 kmColumbia River1,558 kmDuncan Lake1,121 kmElk River1,522 kmKootenay Lake2,334 kmKootenay River1,890 kmLower Arrow Lake1,669 kmSlocan River1,035 kmSt. Mary River1,460 kmUpper Arrow Lake1,215 km

The Ten Watersheds

Columbia River Watershed

basin outlet
Waterways 91
Sportfish 91
Km 1,558
Westslope cutthroatbull troutrainbow

Kootenay River Watershed

→ Columbia River
Waterways 89
Sportfish 85
Km 1,890
Westslope cutthroatbull troutrainbow

Bull River Watershed

→ Kootenay River
Waterways 52
Sportfish 50
Km 681
Westslope cutthroatbull troutrainbow

Duncan Lake Watershed

→ Kootenay River
Waterways 120
Sportfish 109
Km 1,121
Westslope cutthroatbull troutrainbow

Elk River Watershed

→ Kootenay River
Waterways 128
Sportfish 124
Km 1,522
Westslope cutthroatbull troutrainbow

Kootenay Lake Watershed

→ Kootenay River
Waterways 298
Sportfish 295
Km 2,334
Westslope cutthroatbull troutrainbow

Slocan River Watershed

→ Kootenay River
Waterways 126
Sportfish 118
Km 1,035
Westslope cutthroatbull troutrainbow

St. Mary River Watershed

→ Kootenay River
Waterways 110
Sportfish 109
Km 1,460
Westslope cutthroatbull troutrainbow

Lower Arrow Lake Watershed

→ Columbia River
Waterways 244
Sportfish 237
Km 1,669
Westslope cutthroatbull troutrainbow

Upper Arrow Lake Watershed

→ Columbia River
Waterways 127
Sportfish 121
Km 1,215
Westslope cutthroatbull troutrainbow

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Refined profiles
Profile · river

Bull River

east kootenaybull riverclassified water
Profile · river

Columbia River

columbiawest kootenaytailwater
Profile · lake

Duncan Lake

duncan lakereservoirbull trout
Profile · river

Duncan River

duncan riverduncan lakekootenay
Profile · river

Elk River

elk riverfernieeast kootenay
Profile · river

Goat River

kootenay rivercreston valleywestslope cutthroat trout

Looking for a specific creek? The A–Z index lists every named waterway in the basin, grouped by watershed — including the ones we haven't paged yet.