Chilliwack Lake Park
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: |
Not official
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| Relative Location: | Surrounding Chilliwack Lake to BC-Washington boundary, SE of Chilliwack, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°04'19"N, 121°26'25"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established as a Class A Park per Order in Council 2544, 24 July 1973, containing 384 acres. Area expanded per OIC 2247, 4 July 1974. Area expanded per Bill 29: Park Amendment Act 1997, 23 July 1997; the whole now containing 9,258 ha. more or less. Name changed to Sx̱ótsaqel/Chilliwack Lake Park per Bill 17-2021: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |