Gwillim 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: | Between Tumbler Ridge and Chetwynd, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°25'59"N, 121°14'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93P/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Gwillim Lake Recreation Area established by Order in Council 485, 10 February 1971. Status changed to a Class A provincial park, to be known as Gwillim Lake Park per OIC 2467, 26 November 1981. 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 32,326 ha. more or less. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |