Premier Lake 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: | E of Skookumchuck, between Canal Flats and Cranbrook, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°55'04"N, 115°38'35"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82G/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established as a Class "C" park per Order in Council 946, 30 July 1940. Upgraded to Class "A" park per OIC 3412, 21 September 1972. Boundary extended per OIC 1586, 9 July 1981, the whole now containing 662 ha. more or less. Boundary adjusted per OIC 677/84. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation, and boundary extended per Bill 86, Park Amendment Act 1999, 28 June 1999, the whole now containing 837 ha. more or less. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |