Wire Cache Provincial Park
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Canadian provincial park
Wire Cache Provincial Park | |
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Location of Wire Cache Provincial Park in British Columbia | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Nearest city | Vavenby |
Coordinates | 51°43′21″N 119°20′57″W / 51.72250°N 119.34917°W / 51.72250; -119.34917 |
Area | 50 ha (120 acres) |
Established | 1996 |
Governing body | BC Parks |
Wire Cache Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 90 km northeast of Clearwater.
In 1874 the provincial government contracted with F.J. Barnard to build a telegraph line from Cache Creek to Edmonton. A lawsuit ensued when the government cancelled the contract in 1878. A great deal of wire was abandoned in this area as a result.[2]: 297
Recreation
The park offers boating and fishing on the North Thompson River.
Geography
The park is located on a series of riverbends. There is an assortment of wildlife and wetland habitat, as well as cottonwood, spruce and cedar tree ecosystems.
References
- ^ "Wire Cache Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
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