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: |
W of junction of Kettle and West Kettle Rivers, NE of Osoyoos, Similkameen Division Yale Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
49°10'19"N, 119°06'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
82E/3 |
Origin Notes and History:
Established by Order in Council 891, 15 March 1973, containing 1,450 acres. Boundary redescribed per OIC 1254/85 (date not cited). Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 15-2001: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2001, 11 April 2001; the whole containing 587 ha. more or less.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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