| Language of origin |
English language
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| 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: |
Just NE of Lac Le Jeune, SW of Kamloops, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: |
50°31'23"N, 120°27'46"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
92I/9 |
Origin Notes and History:
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"Stake-McConnell Lakes Recreation Area" established per Order in Council 1738, 4 September 1987. Cancelled per OIC 205, 21 February 1997, and a 107-hectare portion re-established as McConnell Lake Park per Bill 29: Park Amendment Act 1997, 23 July 1997. Redescribed per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole now containing 102 ha. more or less.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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