| 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: |
E side Columbia River just S of Montrose, SE of Trail, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: |
49°03'47"N, 117°36'44"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
82F/4 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Established per Order in Council 829, 24 March 1965, containing 107 acres. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation and boundary redescribed per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 12 June 2000; the whole containing 67 hectares (50 hectares upland and 17 hectares foreshore) more or less. Boundary redescribed per Bill 50-2004: Parks and
Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May
2004; the whole now containing approximately 81 hectares (55 hectares of upland and 26 hectares of foreshore). Boundary redescribed per Bill 15: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 19 May 2010, the whole now containing approximately 89 hectares.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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