Browne Lake Provincial Park
Browne Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 22 km east-southeast of Kelowna in the Okanagan Highland, near Big White Ski Resort and between the heads of Hydraulic and Grouse Creeks.[2]
| Browne Lake Provincial Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park)[1] | |
 Late Autumn view | |
  Location in British Columbia  Location in the Regional District of Central Okanagan | |
| Location | Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest city | Kelowna |
| Coordinates | 49°49′30″N 119°11′15″W |
| Area | 47 ha (120 acres) |
| Established | 2004 |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
The park was established in 2004 by Order-in-Council, to protect the Interior Douglas-fir-Montane Spruce transition forest.[3]
Browne Lake Ecological Reserve, comprising 114 hectares, lies to its northwest, and had been established in 1973, to protect a wet meadow ecosystem and surrounding forest in the Interior Cedar Hemlock zone.[4]
References
- "Browne Lake Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- "Browne Lake Park". BC Geographical Names.
- "Browne Lake Provincial Park". British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- "Browne Lake Ecological Reserve". BC Geographical Names.
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