North Thompson Oxbows Manteau Provincial Park

North Thompson Oxbows Manteau Provincial Park
Map showing the location of North Thompson Oxbows Manteau Provincial Park
Map showing the location of North Thompson Oxbows Manteau Provincial Park
Location in British Columbia
LocationThompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest cityValemount
Coordinates52°29′30″N 119°19′30″W / 52.49167°N 119.32500°W / 52.49167; -119.32500[1]
Area515 ha (1,270 acres)
CreatedApril 30, 1996 (1996-04-30)
OperatorBC Parks
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North Thompson Oxbows Manteau 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 515 hectares (1,270 acres).[3] It protects "…floodplain wetlands, numerous oxbow lakes, sandbars, back channels, levees, along the glacier-fed North Thompson River."[4] There are no camping or day-use facilities.[4]

The mouth of Canvas Creek is located in the park.[3][5]

The companion North Thompson Oxbows East Provincial Park is 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east and downstream. 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.[6]

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  2. ^ "North Thompson Oxbows Manteau Park". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  3. ^ a b c "myRegionView". Thompson-Nicola Regional District. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  4. ^ a b "North Thompson Oxbows Manteau Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  5. ^ "Canvas Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  6. ^ "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-08.