Lakelse Lake Park
| 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: | N and E sides of Lakelse Lake, just SE of Terrace, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°23'04"N, 128°32'15"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103I/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established by Order in Council 532, 16 March 1956. Area expanded per OIC 3508, 25 October 1973, and by OIC on 27 January 1977, the whole now containing 869 acres. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole comprised of 2 sites and containing approximately 362 hectares (326 hectares of upland and 36 hectares of foreshore). Per Bill 17 - 2021: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2021; the whole park now containing approximately 350 ha. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |