Kinbasket Lake (or
Kinbasket Reservoir) 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 (to the south) and Canoe Reach (to the north), 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.