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: |
S side of Thompson River, just NE of Lytton, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
50°14'39"N, 121°30'54"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
92I/4 |
Related Maps: |
92I/3 92I/4 92I/5
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Origin Notes and History:
Established by Order in Council 533, 16 March 1956. Redescribed per OIC 1201/90. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 33 ha. more or less. Boundary extended per Bill 15: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 19 May 2010, the whole now containing approximately 386 hectares.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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