Bijoux Falls 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: | Surrounding mouth of Bijoux Creek, just S of Pine Pass, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°18'45"N, 122°40'07"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93O/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established per Order in Council 532, 16 March 1956; confirmed 27 August 1974. Conversion of OIC to Statue designation and boundary redescribed per Bill 17: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 12 June 2000; the whole containing 41 ha. more or less. Redescribed per Established per Bill 50: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole now containing approximately 30 hectares. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The name is descriptive of the water, sparkling like jewels ("bijoux"). See Bijoux Creek. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |