Lakelse Lake Provincial Park

Lakelse Lake
Lakelse Lake
	Lakelse Lake
Location	British Columbia
Coordinates	54°23′04″N 128°32′15″W / 54.38444°N 128.53750°W
Basin countries	Canada

Lakelse Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located just west of Highway 37 between Terrace and Kitimat.^[1] The name is derived from the Coast Tsimshian language word "LaxGyels" - "fresh water mussel", for the mollusk that is found on the bottom of both Lakelse Lake and Lakelse River. Before Lakelse Lake became a provincial park, Hatchery Creek, which runs throughout the park, was the site of a sockeye salmon hatchery operated by the Canadian Government between 1919 and 1936. Lakelse Lake Provincial Park was established on March 16, 1956.

The park is 3.54 km² (875 acres) in size and is primarily used for camping, boating, canoeing, swimming and nature trail walking.

The nearby Lakelse Hot Springs are located just east of the lake.^[2] 54°21′00″N 128°32′00″W / 54.35000°N 128.53333°W / 54.35000; -128.53333

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BC Parks - Lakelse Lake Prov. Park

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[1] "Lakelse Lake Park". BC Geographical Names.

[2] "Lakelse Hot Springs". BC Geographical Names.

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