Mica Dam

The Mica Dam in Canada, British Columbia on the upper Columbia River is the tallest dam in Canada and North America. At the time of its completion, it was around 244 meters and the highest dam (but not the highest dam ) of the earth. Worldwide he is currently ranked 17th It is located 134 km north of Revelstoke.

The dam has a vertical core of clay and bilateral support body of sand and gravel. The dam was built by the Columbia River Treaty flood control and hydropower generation. In 1977, the hydropower plant with a capacity of 1740 was (possibly 1805) taken megawatts. The dam is operated by BC Hydro. The lake is called Lake Kinbasket or Kinbasket reservoir. He is just under 25 billion cubic meters is also the largest in the world. The reservoir located below the Revelstoke Dam, Lake Revelstoke, extends to the foot of the Mica Dam.