Tyhee 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: | W side Tyhee Lake, just SE of Smithers, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°42'26"N, 127°02'18"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93L/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Maclure Lake Park established by Order in Council 795, 11 April 1955 . Name changed to Tyhee Lake Park per OIC 1974, 10 September 1981. Boundary described per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole containing approximately 33 hectares. Boundary extended per Bill 15: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 19 May 2010, the whole now containing approximately 39 hectares. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |