| 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: | Various sites on Upper and Lower Arrow Lakes, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°51'59"N, 118°04'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82E/16 |
| Related Maps: |
82E/16 82F/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established by Order in Council 1097, 8 May 1981; name confirmed 26 February 1982 on 82E/16 and 82F/13. Eagle Creek site added per OIC 2273, 9 December 1982; Burton site added per OIC 1254, 13 June 1985; Shelter Bay site added per OIC 2325, 4 December 1987. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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4 sites as follows: Fauquier Creek site (16 hectares on Lower Arrow Lake at 49º 52' - 118º 04'); Eagle Creek site (38 hectares on Lower Arrow Lake at 49º 46' - 118º 09'); Burton Site (18 hectares on Lower Arrow Lake at 49º 59' - 117º 53'); Shelter Bay (21 hectares on Upper Arrow Lake at 50º 38' - 117º 56'). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |