Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
Status: |
Official
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Relative Location: |
E side Kootenay Lake, opposite entrance to West Arm Kootenay Lake, Kootenay Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
49°38'28"N, 116°51'53"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
82F/10 |
Origin Notes and History:
Established by Order in Council 2074, 21 July 1964, containing 856 acres more or less. Redescribed per OIC 1201/90. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing approximately 347 hectares (313 hectares of upland and 34 hectares of foreshore).
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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