• IKLBC News Release on Winter 2026 Conditions

    The International Kootenay Lake Board of Control (the Board) is reporting that Kootenay Lake levels remain in compliance with the International Joint Commission’s (IJC) 1938 Order of Approval which sets the limit for maximum lake levels. Read the full news release

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  • IKLBC News Release on Winter 2026 Conditions

    The International Kootenay Lake Board of Control (the Board) is reporting that Kootenay Lake levels remain in compliance with the International Joint Commission’s (IJC) 1938 Order of Approval which sets the limit for maximum lake levels. Read the full news release

    Here
  • Kootenay Lake West Arm December 2025

    IKLBC Public Information Gathering Session Presentation

    The International Kootenay Lake Board of Control held in-person and virtual public information gathering sessions to gather input on developing a plan of study to review the IJC's Order on Corra Linn Dam. A recording of the presentation from these sessions can be watched 

    Here
  • Kootenay Lake West Arm December 2025

    IKLBC Public Information Gathering Session Presentation

    The International Kootenay Lake Board of Control held in-person and virtual public information gathering sessions to gather input on developing a plan of study to review the IJC's Order on Corra Linn Dam. A recording of the presentation from these sessions can be watched 

    Here
  • View of the west arm of Kootenay Lake

    IKLBC Hosts Public Information Gathering Session - News Release

    The International Kootenay Lake Board of Control is hosting public information gathering sessions in December 2025 to solicit information for the review of Corra Linn Dam Regulation Order

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News Release
Date
August 6, 2025
The International Kootenay Lake Board of Control is reporting that Kootenay Lake levels remain in compliance with the International Joint Commission’s (IJC) 1938 Order of Approval which sets the limit for maximum lake levels. Currently, Kootenay Lake is experiencing low inflows and lake levels due...
News Release
Date
July 2, 2025
The International Kootenay Lake Board of Control (IKLBC) reports that Kootenay Lake operations this spring and summer have complied with the International Joint Commission’s (IJC) 1938 Order of Approval which sets the maximum lake level through operation of the Corra Linn Dam. Kootenay Lake levels...
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Date
April 18, 2025
The International Kootenay Lake Board of Control, after consultation with FortisBC, the operator of the Corra Linn Dam, has determined that “the commencement of the spring rise,” for purposes defined in the 1938 International Joint Commission Order that sets the maximum level of Kootenay Lake...
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Date
April 3, 2025
The International Kootenay Lake Board of Control will hold its annual public meeting at the Hume Hotel, located at 422 Vernon Street in Nelson, British Columbia, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. (PDT) Wednesday, May 7. There also will be an option to participate virtually. No registration is required for in...

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