Okanagan Falls Park
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | sxwexwnitkw park [a.k.a. Okanagan Falls Park], sxwexwnitkw ParkOfficial |
| Relative Location: | W side of Okanagan River at Penticton, Similkameen Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°20'27"N, 119°34'53"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82E/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established by Order in Council 532, 16 March 1956. Redescribed per OIC 1881/79. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 2.2 ha. more or less. Name changed to sxwexwnitkw Park [a.k.a. Okanagan Falls Park] per Bill 8-2015: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 25 March 2015 (please see official name record for preferred nsyilxcen language orthography). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |