Lake Koocanusa

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Lake Koocanusa
Location Montana / British Columbia
Coordinates 48°23′N 115°19′WCoordinates: 48°23′N 115°19′W
Lake type reservoir
Primary inflows Kootenai River
Primary outflows Kootenai River
Basin countries United States, Canada

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.

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