Columbia Reach
| Feature Type: | Reach - Relatively straight section of a river, lake, or inlet. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | South extension of Kinbasket Lake, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°51'03"N, 117°50'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/13 |
| Related Maps: |
82M/16 82N/11 82N/12 82N/13 83D/1 83D/2 83D/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 15 October 1973 on MCR-5, sheet 3, and on 82NW and 83SW. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Prior to creation of McNaughton (now Kinbasket) Lake behind Mica Dam, this was a portion of the Columbia River. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |