fun facts

The Columbia River Basin reaches includes area in BC, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, and Utah. It's the largest river in the world without a delta.

Lake Koocanusa, which is on the border of BC and Montana and was created thanks to the Libby Dam, was named by combining the words Kootenay, Canada, and USA. The word Koocanusa is an example of a portmanteau, which I'm extremely fond of. Examples include manwich, Hongcouver, and Vansterdam.