Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Cariboo Land District of British Columbia, Canada, ten miles (16 km) north of the city of Quesnel.[1] The park is situated within the Fraser Plateau and Basin complex, in a transition area between the wetter Quesnel Highland to the east, and the dry Chilcotin Plateau to the west.[2]
Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park | |
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Location | Cariboo Land District, British Columbia, Canada |
Nearest city | Quesnel, British Columbia |
Coordinates | 53°04′00″N 122°27′00″W / 53.06667°N 122.45000°W |
Area | 343 ha (850 acres) |
Established | 1962 |
Operator | BC Parks |
Website | https://bcparks.ca/explore/parkpgs/ten_mile/ |
Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park is named after a Pacific Great Eastern Railway milepost placed in the area in the early 1900s.[2]
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References
edit- ^ "Ten Mile Lake Park". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ a b "Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park". Ministry of Environment, British Columbia. Retrieved 4 August 2019.