| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E end of Sproat Lake, W of Port Alberni (city), Alberni Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°17'42"N, 124°55'45"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Sproat Lake Park established per Order in Council 1684, 6 June 1966, containing 98 acres. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 39 ha. more or less. Area extended per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole now containing approximately 43 hectares. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Prior to designation as a provincial park, this property was held by MacMillan Bloedel and managed for public recreation purposes by the company as Smith Landing Park. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |