Browne Lake Provincial Park
Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada
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Browne Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 22 km east-southeast of Kelowna in the Okanagan Highland, near Big White Ski Resort and between the heads of Hydraulic and Grouse Creeks.[2] Its size is 47 hectares, and when combined with the Brown Lake Ecological Reserve, the total protected area is 161 hectares.[3]
| Browne Lake Provincial Park | |
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Late Autumn view | |
  Location within British Columbia  Location within Regional District of Central Okanagan | |
 Interactive map of Browne Lake Provincial Park | |
| Location | Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest city | Kelowna |
| Coordinates | 49°49′29″N 119°11′14″W |
| Area | 47 ha (120 acres) |
| Established | 2004 |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
History
The park was established in 2004 by Order-in-Council, to protect the Interior Douglas-fir-Montane Spruce transition forest.[4]
Brown Lake Ecological Reserve
Browne Lake Ecological Reserve, comprising 114 hectares, lies to its northwest, and had been established in 1973, to protect a wet meadow ecosystem and surrounding forest in the Interior Cedar Hemlock zone.[5] Unlike the provincial park, the reserve is closed to hunting.[6]
