Takla Lake Marine Provincial Park

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Takla Lake Provincial Park
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Location British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city Smithers
Coordinates 55°07′39″N125°39′35″W / 55.12750°N 125.65972°W / 55.12750; -125.65972
Area5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
EstablishedMarch 8, 1990 (1990-03-08)
Governing body BC Parks

Takla Lake Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Located northeast of the town of Smithers and roughly parallel to Babine Lake to its west/southwest, it comprises three sites on Takla Lake in the northwestern part of the Omineca Country of the province's North-Central Interior. The three sites are the Sandy Point Site, containing about 160 ha (400 acres), Takla Lake West containing about 41 ha (100 acres), and White Bluff, containing about 349 ha (860 acres).

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Coordinates: 55°07′45″N125°39′20″W / 55.12917°N 125.65556°W / 55.12917; -125.65556