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]

References

  1. ^ a b "North Thompson Oxbows East Provincial Park". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  2. ^ "North Thompson Oxbows East Provincial Park". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  3. ^ a b "myRegionView". Thompson-Nicola Regional District. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  4. ^ a b "North Thompson Oxbows East Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  5. ^ "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Thompson_Oxbows_East_Provincial_Park
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