Martha Creek Park
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Lake Revelstoke Park |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side Lake Revelstoke, W of NW corner Glacier National Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°08'55"N, 118°12'08"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82M/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Lake Revelstoke Park was established by Order in Council 0793, 14 June 1993. Name changed to Martha Creek Park per OIC 1245/94, 29 September 1994. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing approximately 71 hectares (49 hectares of upland and 22 hectares of foreshore). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |