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- Mica_Creek abstract "Mica Creek is a small village in British Columbia, 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. It is located 148 km north of Revelstoke, British Columbia on Highway 23 and situated at the convergence of the Revelstoke Lake (the Columbia River) and a stream called Mica Creek. The village is effectively a relocation of Mica, British Columbia, which had been at the confluence of the Columbia and Mica Creek proper. The creek itself was named for the flakes of mica minerals which could be found floating in its waters. The Mica Creek area was one of the foci of the Big Bend Gold Rush of the 1860s.The village of Mica Creek reached its peak population of approximately 4000 people around 1973, at the time of the opening of the Mica Dam. At that time there were quite a number of amenities including a school, church, ski lodge, community center, indoor swimming pool, police station, fire hall, grocery store and post office. As the village reduced in population, these were gradually shut down; the high school closed its doors in 1978.At the time of the construction of the Revelstoke Dam downriver in the early 1980s, the townsite of Mica Creek was moved to a higher position 500 meters inland from the Columbia River to accommodate flooding which created the dam's reservoir, Lake Revelstoke. Annual snowfall at Mica Creek averages 620 cm, usually reaching a depth of 1-2 meters by mid-winter, making it ones of the snowiest communities in Canada. Two heli-skiing operators are based at Mica, CMH Monashees and Mica Heli Guides.As of October 2005, Mica Creek is no longer incorporated as a village, but most of the buildings of the old townsite are still maintained such as the recreation center (curling rink, swimming pool, sauna, gymnasium) as well as a handful of houses, cottages, and gazebos. The old Mica Creek Ski Hill chalet still exists, although the lift has been removed.Since 2011, BC Hydro has been upgrading the Mica Dam with the installation of 2 additional generator-turbine units. Consequently, the village currently houses about 400 workers, predominantly in the temporary Chief Kinbasket Lodge.".
- Mica_Creek areaCode "250, 778".
- Mica_Creek country Canada.
- Mica_Creek isPartOf British_Columbia.
- Mica_Creek thumbnail Micapic.jpg?width=300.
- Mica_Creek wikiPageID "3050017".
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- Mica_Creek areaCode "250778".
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- Mica_Creek coordinatesRegion "CA-BC".
- Mica_Creek imageCaption "Mica Creek, c. 1978".
- Mica_Creek imageSkyline "Micapic.jpg".
- Mica_Creek latd "52".
- Mica_Creek latm "0".
- Mica_Creek latns "N".
- Mica_Creek lats "0".
- Mica_Creek longd "118".
- Mica_Creek longew "W".
- Mica_Creek longm "34".
- Mica_Creek longs "0".
- Mica_Creek officialName "Mica Creek".
- Mica_Creek pushpinMap "Canada British Columbia".
- Mica_Creek pushpinMapCaption "Location of Mica Creek in British Columbia".
- Mica_Creek subdivisionName "British Columbia".
- Mica_Creek subdivisionName "Canada".
- Mica_Creek subdivisionType Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada.
- Mica_Creek subdivisionType "Country".
- Mica_Creek subject Category:Columbia_Country.
- Mica_Creek subject Category:Ghost_towns_in_British_Columbia.
- Mica_Creek subject Category:Populated_places_in_the_Columbia-Shuswap_Regional_District.
- Mica_Creek subject Category:Populated_places_on_the_Columbia_River.
- Mica_Creek subject Category:Unincorporated_settlements_in_British_Columbia.
- Mica_Creek point "52.0 -118.56666666666666".
- Mica_Creek type Place.
- Mica_Creek type PopulatedPlace.
- Mica_Creek type Settlement.
- Mica_Creek type Wikidata:Q532.
- Mica_Creek type Place.
- Mica_Creek type Location.
- Mica_Creek type _Feature.
- Mica_Creek comment "Mica Creek is a small village in British Columbia, 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. It is located 148 km north of Revelstoke, British Columbia on Highway 23 and situated at the convergence of the Revelstoke Lake (the Columbia River) and a stream called Mica Creek.".
- Mica_Creek label "Mica Creek".
- Mica_Creek sameAs m.08n4d9.
- Mica_Creek sameAs Q6827820.
- Mica_Creek sameAs Q6827820.
- Mica_Creek lat "52.0".
- Mica_Creek long "-118.56666666666666".
- Mica_Creek wasDerivedFrom Mica_Creek?oldid=602178602.
- Mica_Creek depiction Micapic.jpg.
- Mica_Creek isPrimaryTopicOf Mica_Creek.
- Mica_Creek name "Mica Creek".
