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79:Coordinates
1735:Categories
1720:Bonneville
1715:The Dalles
1660:Revelstoke
1549:"Mica Dam"
1476:2024-02-28
1422:"Mica Dam"
1407:2015-01-04
1341:2012-08-25
1317:2015-01-03
1263:2015-01-05
1221:"Mica Dam"
1200:References
1109:Site C Dam
422:Port Moody
414:Substation
402:powerhouse
383:Mica Creek
368:Duncan Dam
356:switchgear
334:after the
88:52°04′40″N
72:Mica Creek
1592:April 28,
1436:April 29,
1377:April 28,
389:in 1980.
372:Arrow Dam
308:reservoir
296:megawatts
216:1976–1977
177:Reservoir
1776:BC Hydro
1710:John Day
1450:page 3,
1115:See also
1087:Source:
1082:(217.9)
1012:(32.30)
942:(54.09)
873:Average
868:(−35.0)
863:(−35.0)
808:(−29.0)
588:(100.0)
563:(100.0)
292:BC Hydro
269:Mica Dam
222:Turbines
159:Impounds
136:BC Hydro
132:Owner(s)
68:Location
22:Mica Dam
1695:Wanapum
1642:on the
1077:(60.7)
1072:(40.1)
1032:(18.9)
1027:(32.9)
1022:(60.6)
1007:(1.02)
1002:(3.89)
997:(5.39)
992:(2.65)
987:(3.07)
982:(3.55)
977:(2.76)
972:(2.52)
967:(2.88)
962:(2.32)
957:(1.05)
952:(1.20)
940:1,373.9
937:(7.09)
932:(7.90)
927:(5.67)
922:(2.65)
917:(3.07)
912:(3.55)
907:(2.76)
902:(2.52)
897:(3.06)
892:(4.21)
887:(4.33)
882:(7.26)
848:(24.1)
843:(31.1)
838:(33.8)
833:(32.0)
828:(25.0)
823:(11.3)
818:(−9.9)
798:(33.6)
793:(20.7)
788:(27.9)
783:(35.1)
778:(42.1)
773:(47.8)
768:(48.9)
763:(45.9)
758:(38.7)
753:(31.5)
748:(25.9)
743:(20.7)
728:(42.1)
723:(23.9)
718:(31.1)
713:(41.5)
708:(52.5)
703:(61.2)
698:(62.1)
693:(58.6)
688:(51.6)
683:(41.0)
678:(32.9)
673:(25.9)
668:(23.2)
658:(50.5)
653:(27.3)
648:(34.3)
643:(47.7)
638:(62.8)
633:(74.3)
628:(75.0)
623:(71.2)
618:(64.4)
613:(50.4)
608:(39.7)
603:(31.3)
598:(27.3)
583:(45.9)
578:(57.9)
573:(68.9)
568:(85.1)
558:(97.0)
553:(96.1)
548:(90.5)
543:(74.3)
538:(55.0)
533:(51.8)
528:(45.5)
463:Climate
362:History
182:Creates
1705:McNary
1530:27 May
1498:
1067:(2.8)
1062:(0.0)
1057:(0.0)
1052:(0.0)
1047:(0.0)
1042:(0.0)
1037:(1.8)
858:(−15)
853:(7.7)
813:(−18)
479:Month
445:Donald
340:Mexico
328:Canada
259:7,200
236:2,805
169:Height
1680:Wells
1586:(PDF)
1579:(PDF)
1335:(PDF)
1292:(PDF)
1285:(PDF)
1257:(PDF)
1246:(PDF)
1080:553.4
1075:154.3
1070:101.8
1020:154.0
1010:820.5
995:137.0
935:180.1
930:200.7
925:144.1
890:107.0
885:110.1
880:184.4
866:−37.2
861:−37.2
851:−13.5
821:−11.5
816:−23.3
806:−33.9
738:(19)
518:Year
271:is a
249:29.3%
1655:Mica
1594:2020
1561:2015
1532:2011
1496:ISBN
1438:2020
1379:2020
1030:48.0
1025:83.5
1005:25.8
1000:98.9
990:67.4
985:78.0
980:90.1
975:70.2
970:64.0
965:73.1
960:59.0
955:26.6
950:30.5
920:67.4
915:78.0
910:90.1
905:70.2
900:64.0
895:77.8
846:−4.4
841:−0.5
826:−3.9
791:−6.3
786:−2.3
751:−0.3
746:−3.4
741:−6.3
721:−4.5
716:−0.5
706:11.4
701:16.2
696:16.7
691:14.8
686:10.9
671:−3.4
666:−4.9
656:10.3
651:−2.6
636:17.1
631:23.5
626:23.9
621:21.8
616:18.0
611:10.2
601:−0.4
596:−2.6
586:37.8
576:14.4
571:20.5
566:29.5
561:37.8
556:36.1
551:35.6
546:32.5
541:23.5
536:12.8
531:11.0
515:Dec
512:Nov
509:Oct
506:Sep
503:Aug
500:Jul
497:Jun
494:May
491:Apr
488:Mar
485:Feb
482:Jan
370:and
300:mica
119:1967
1363:doi
1065:7.1
1060:0.0
1055:0.0
1050:0.0
1045:0.0
1040:0.1
1035:4.6
856:−26
836:1.0
831:0.0
811:−28
796:0.9
781:1.7
776:5.6
771:8.8
766:9.4
761:7.7
756:3.7
726:5.6
711:5.3
681:5.0
676:0.5
646:1.3
641:8.7
606:4.3
581:7.7
526:7.5
447:to
350:(SF
338:in
326:in
261:GWh
1737::
1551:.
1540:^
1518:.
1469:.
1424:.
1395:.
1272:^
1248:.
1223:.
1208:^
736:−7
238:MW
1632:e
1625:t
1618:v
1596:.
1563:.
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