Kootenai National Forest

The Kootenai National Forest is a National Forest in north-western U.S. state of Montana, which lies on the border to Canada and reaches into the state of Idaho. The Kootenai National Forest is managed by the United States Forest Service by Libby from.

The 1907 designated forest area covers an area of ​​8902 km ² and extends over the counties Lincoln, Flathead, and Sanders in Montana, and Bonner and Boundary County, Idaho. It is home to two major rivers, the Kootenay River and the Clark Fork River and the reservoir Lake Koocanusa.

The Kootenai National Forest is named after the people of the Kutenai, a North American Indian tribe who lives in the present border between the United States and Canada.