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: |
NE of Kamloops, SW of Heffley Lake, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
50°44'29"N, 120°07'44"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
92I/9 |
Related Maps: |
92I/16 92I/9
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Origin Notes and History:
Established by Order in Council 1293, 11 May 1961. Area expanded per OIC 1306 & OIC 1307, both 2 November 1995, the whole containing 398 ha. more or less. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation and area expanded per Bill 29: Park Amendment Act 1997, 23 July 1997, the whole now containing approximately 727 hectares (662 hectares of upland and 65 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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