Kinbasket Lake

Kinbasket Lake is a reservoir on the Columbia River in southeast British Columbia, north of the city of Revelstoke and the town of Golden. The reservoir was created by the construction of the Mica Dam. The lake includes two reaches, Columbia Reach and Canoe Reach, referring to the river valleys flooded by the dam. To the north it almost reaches the to…
Kinbasket Lake is a reservoir on the Columbia River in southeast British Columbia, north of the city of Revelstoke and the town of Golden. The reservoir was created by the construction of the Mica Dam. The lake includes two reaches, Columbia Reach and Canoe Reach, referring to the river valleys flooded by the dam. To the north it almost reaches the town of Valemount in an impoundment of the Canoe River. To the south it reaches upstream the Columbia River towards the city of Golden.
  • Location: British Columbia, from NW to SE of Mica Creek
  • Primary inflows: Columbia River, Canoe River
  • Primary outflows: Columbia River
  • Basin countries: Canada
  • Type: reservoir
Data from: en.wikipedia.org