Upper Adams River 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: | Surrounding Adams River from Adams Lake to Tumtum Lake, NE of Kamloops, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°37'09"N, 119°12'29"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82M/11 |
| Related Maps: |
82M/11 82M/14 82M/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established per Order in Council 587, 30 April 1996. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation and area extended per Bill 29: Park Amendment Act 1997, 23 July 1997, the whole now containing 5140 ha. more or less. Boundary redescribed per Bill 38-2008: Protected Areas of British Columbia (Conservancies and Parks) Amendment Act, 23 May 2008; the whole containing approximately 5868 hectares. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |