Blue Earth Lake Provincial Park

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Blue Earth Lake Provincial Park
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Location Kamloops Division Yale Land District, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city Ashcroft, BC
Coordinates 50°35′39″N121°30′29″W / 50.59417°N 121.50806°W / 50.59417; -121.50806
Area689 ha. (6.89 km²)
Established April 30, 1996
Governing body BC Parks

Blue Earth Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Upper Hat Creek area at the south end of the Cornwall Hills, just northwest of Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada.

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Coordinates: 50°36′N121°31′W / 50.600°N 121.517°W / 50.600; -121.517 (Blue Earth Lake Provincial Park)