Bearhole Lake Provincial Park and Protected Area

Bearhole Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, 5 km east of the mining community of Tumbler Ridge, on the Alberta Plateau. Established in January 2001, the park includes 12,705 ha of land in the Boreal White and Black Spruce biogeoclimatic zones within the Kiskatinaw Plateau. It is transition zone with mixed wood forests including spruce, pine, and larch. Bearhole Lake, the headwaters of the Kiskatinaw River provides habitat for trumpeter swans, yellow perch, burbot, rainbow trout, and northern pike.

Bearhole Lake Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Map of British Columbia
Location	Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city	Tumbler Ridge
Coordinates	55°02′49″N 120°32′59″W
Area	12,705 ha. (127.05 km²)
Established	January 25, 2001
Governing body	BC Parks
Website	bcparks.ca/bearhole-lake-park/

References

• British Columbia. Ministry of Employment and Investment (March 1999). Dawson Creek Land & Resource Management Plan, p. 43.
• Bearhole Lake Provincial Park
• Bearhole Lake Protected Area

External links

• "Bearhole Lake Park". BC Geographical Names.

55°03′N 120°33′W