Mica Dam

Mica Dam is a hydroelectric embankment dam spanning the 135 kilometres north of , Canada. It was built as one of three Canadian projects under the terms of the 1964 Columbia River Treaty and is operated by BC Hydro.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: hydroelectric power station in British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Mika”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mica Creek.

Village
Photo: Mokwella, Public domain.
is a small in , Canada that was used as a base of operations for the construction of the Mica Dam hydroelectric project by BC Hydro in the 1960s and 1970s. is situated 8 km south of Mica Dam.

Mica Dam

Latitude
52.07606° or 52° 4′ 34″ north
Longitude
-118.57223° or 118° 34′ 20″ west
Elevation
752 metres (2,467 feet)
Operator
BC Hydro
Open location code
95433CGH+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 418122690
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
6072621
Wiki­data ID
Q1761614
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Mica Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Mica Dam”
  • Chinese: “米卡坝”
  • Chinese: “米卡壩”
  • Chinese: “雲母水壩”
  • Finnish: “Mican vesivoimalaitos”
  • French: “barrage Mica”
  • French: “Barrage Mica”
  • German: “Mica Dam”
  • German: “Mica-Staudamm”
  • Japanese: “ミカ・ダム”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mica-demningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Micademningen”
  • Norwegian: “Micademningen”
  • Persian: “سد میکا”
  • Portuguese: “Represa Mica”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Wood”
  • Russian: “ГЭС Мика”
  • Russian: “Мика”
  • Slovenian: “jez Mica”
  • Swedish: “Mica Dam”
  • Tamil: “மைகா அணை”
  • Tamil: “மைக்கா அணை”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Міка”
  • Ukrainian: “Міка”
  • Vietnamese: “Đập Mica”

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