Kootenai National Forest
The Kootenai National Forest is a National Forest in north-western US state of Montana , which on the border with Canada is and up in the state of Idaho extends. The Kootenai National Forest is managed by the United States Forest Service from Libby .
The 1907 designated forest area covers an area of 8902 km² and extends over the counties Lincoln , Flathead and Sanders in Montana, as well as Bonner and Boundary Counties in Idaho. It is home to two major rivers, the Kootenay River and the Clark Fork , as well as Lake Koocanusa .
The Kootenai National Forest was named after the Kutenai people , a North American Indian tribe who live on what is now the border between the United States and Canada.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ N , 115 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ W.