Columbia Valley

This article is about the region in British Columbia. For the valley that crosses the British Columbia and Washington border, see Columbia Valley (Lower Mainland). For the basin of the Columbia River, see Columbia Basin. For the United States wine appellation, see Columbia Valley AVA.

Looking south at Lake Windermere (foreground) and Columbia Lake (background) in the Columbia Valley. The mountains on the left are the Rocky Mountains and on the right are the Purcells

The Columbia Valley is the name used for a region in the Rocky Mountain Trench near the headwaters of the Columbia River between the town of Golden and the Canal Flats. The main hub of the valley is the town of Invermere. Other towns include Radium Hot Springs, Windermere and Fairmont Hot Springs. The Panorama Ski Resort is located near the valley.

The Columbia Valley is home to the Columbia Wetlands the wetlands are a vital link on a major bird migration route.

External links

Columbia Headwaters Legacy Program
Columbia Valley, BC - Business Directory, Local Online Newspaper, Live Webcams

Coordinates: 51°2′N 116°37′W / 51.033°N 116.617°W / 51.033; -116.617

Steamboats of the Columbia River headwaters

Steamboats	Duchess (1886) Duchess (1888) Marion (1888) Pert (1890) Annerly (1892) Hyak (1892) Gwendoline (1893) Selkirk (1895) Rustler (1896) Ruth (1896) J.D. Farrell (1897) North Star (1897) Ptarmigan (1903) Isabella McCormack (1908) Klahowya (1910) Nowitka (1911) F.P. Armstrong (1913)

Motor vessels	Invermere (1912)

Landings	Golden Parson Spillimacheen Edgewater Radium Hot Springs Athalmer Invermere Windermere Fairmont Hot Springs Canal Flats Wasa Fort Steele Jennings, Montana Libby, Montana

Canals	Baillie-Grohman Canal

Companies	Upper Columbia River Nav. & Tramway Co. Kootenay River Navig. Co.

Geography	Columbia River Kootenay River Columbia Valley Spillimacheen River Canal Flats

Personnel	Frank P. Armstrong James D. Miller William A. Baillie-Grohman

Railways	Canadian Pacific Railway (mainline)

BC steamboats	Upper Fraser, Nechako and Stuart Rivers Skeena River Arrow Lakes and Columbia River Slocan Lake Kootenay Lake Columbia Lake-East Kootenay Lakes Route (Seton, Anderson and Lillooet Lakes) Lake Okanagan Skaha Lake Thompson-Shuswap Stikine River Peace & Finlay Rivers Steamboats of the Inside Passage Gulf of Georgia-Lower Fraser

NW steamboats	Columbia River Oregon Coast Willamette River Yaquina Bay and River Coquille River Cowlitz River Puget Sound Lake Washington Grays Harbor Chehalis River Hoquiam River Willapa Bay Columbia River (Wenatchee Reach) Lake Crescent Lower Kootenai River Upper Kootenai River

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