North Thompson Oxbows East Provincial Park

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North Thompson Oxbows East Provincial Park
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Location in British Columbia
Location Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city Valemount
Coordinates 52°28′54″N119°14′39″W / 52.48167°N 119.24417°W / 52.48167; -119.24417 [1]
Area288 ha (710 acres)
CreatedApril 30, 1996 (1996-04-30)
OperatorBC Parks
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North Thompson Oxbows East Provincial Park is a provincial park in Thompson-Nicola Regional District in the Interior region of British Columbia, Canada. [1] [2] [3] The park was established on April 30, 1996, and has an area of 288 hectares (710 acres). [3] The park protects a productive area of the North Thompson River lowlands that has high species diversity. There are patches of old-growth forest containing hybrid white spruce and subalpine fir. [4] There are no camping or day-use facilities. [4]

The companion North Thompson Oxbows Manteau Provincial Park is 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west and upstream. A third park of similar name, North Thompson Oxbows Jensen Island Provincial Park, is 250 kilometres (160 mi) south and downstream, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Kamloops. [5]

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