Mica Dam
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Dam - A barrier constructed to hold back water, to raise and control its level and/or to form a reservoir. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On Columbia River at outlet of Kinbasket Lake, NE of Revelstoke |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°04'39"N, 118°34'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted as a long-established name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Formerly the "Big Bend" area of the Columbia River, and named for the former town of Mica Creek, drowned under the pondage. At 800 feet high, this was the highest earth-filled dam outside Russia at the time, and its' underground powerhouse was the second largest in the world when the facility became operational in April 1973. See BC Hydro magazine "Progress": Fall 1964; Winter 1971; Spring 1973 editions. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |