The spot’s star turn came in the past few decades. Before “The Revenant” got Leo an Oscar, the falls and the gorge figured ...

DESCRIPTION: Sturgeon have cartilaginous skeletons and a tube-like mouth. In the Kootenai River, they can grow to be larger than 200 pounds. They are gray in color. HABITAT: Kootenai River white ...

Crews are working against the clock to replace a damaged river levy on Fourth of July Creek in Kootenai County.

But the longevity of the sturgeon in the Kootenai River is waning: It hasn't reproduced in real numbers in at least 30 years due to habitat change caused by Libby Dam, which shut its gates in 1975.

It was big and loud, gnawing away at the gorge it blasts through on its way to Idaho. I looked at the river’s soft spots and wondered if there were any trout there. Later, looking at the falls ...