Comaplix was a former mining town on the
Incomappleux River in the
Upper Arrow Lake area of the
West Kootenay
The Kootenays or Kootenay ( ) is a region of southeastern British Columbia. It takes its name from the Kootenay River, which in turn was named for the Kutenai First Nations people.
Boundaries
The Kootenays are more or less defined by the Kootena ...
region of
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
. The name of the town and an adjacent mountain and creek derived from the river. Cleared in 1896, the town was surveyed and a sawmill established the next year. The suspicious 1915 fire, which levelled the buildings, largely ended the flourishing hamlet. The site, north of
Beaton, on the northeast side of the lake's Beaton Arm, comprised merely concrete foundations when the
Keenleyside Dam
Hugh Keenleyside Dam (formerly known as the High Arrow Dam) is a flood control dam spanning the Columbia River, 12 km (6.5 miles) upstream of the city of Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada.
Dam
The dam is at the outflow of what was the u ...
reservoir submerged the area in 1968. The small overgrown cemetery above the townsite is all that remains.
See also
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Arrowhead, British Columbia
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Steamboats of the Arrow Lakes
The era of steamboats on the Arrow Lakes and adjoining reaches of the Columbia River is long-gone but was an important part of the history of the West Kootenay and Columbia Country regions of British Columbia Canada. The Arrow LakesThe lakes are ...
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Galena Bay
References
Arrow Lakes
Ghost towns in British Columbia
Mining communities in British Columbia
British Columbia populated places on the Columbia River
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