Yard Creek 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: | S side Eagle River, E of Salmon Arm Shuswap Lake, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°54'09"N, 118°49'17"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established by Order in Council 533, 16 March 1956. Redescribed per OIC 327/87. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 60 ha. more or less. Area expended per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole now containing approximately 175 hectares (162 hectares of upland and 13 hectares of foreshore). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |