101 Mile Lake | |
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Location | 100 Mile House, British Columbia |
Coordinates | 51°40′04″N121°17′36″W / 51.6677°N 121.2934°W |
Primary inflows | None |
Primary outflows | None |
Basin countries | Canada |
Islands | 0 |
101 Mile Lake is a small lake located near the town of 100 Mile House, British Columbia. Like the town, the lake is named because of its distance from Lillooet via the Old Cariboo Road. [1]
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100 Mile House is a district municipality located in the South Cariboo region of central British Columbia, Canada.
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Canim Beach Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located at the southwest end of Canim Lake in the Interlakes District of the South Cariboo region, adjacent to the Secwepemc Indian reserve community of Canim Lake, British Columbia just northeast of 100 Mile House. The park was established by Order-in-Council in 1956 and expanded by later legislation in 2000 and 2004 to total a current approximate of 8.2 hectares, 3.6 hectares of upland and 4.6 hectares of foreshore.
Ruth Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located northeast of 100 Mile House.
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100 Mile House Regional Transit System provides transit services in the Cariboo of British Columbia to 100 Mile House and communities north of 100 Mile House. The system is served by community shuttle-type buses from Monday to Friday.