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: |
Just inside BC-Alberta boundary, S of Dawson Creek (city), Peace River Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
55°31'41"N, 120°01'45"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
93P/9 |
Origin Notes and History:
Established per Order in Council 434/36. Redescribed per OIC 100, 11 January 1972. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 67 ha. more or less. Boundary redescribed per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole containing approximately 82 hectares (65 hectares of upland and 17 hectares of foreshore).
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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