Netley Creek Provincial Park is a Manitoba
provincial park
Ischigualasto Provincial Park
A provincial park (or territorial park) is a park administered by one of the provinces of a country, as opposed to a national park. They are similar to state parks in other countries. They are typically open to the ...
on the west shore of the
Red River north of
Selkirk, Manitoba
Selkirk is a city in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, located on the Red River about northeast of the provincial capital Winnipeg. It has a population of 10,504 as of the 2021 census.
The mainstays of the local economy are tourism, ...
at the mouth of
Netley Creek
Netley, officially referred to as Netley Abbey, is a village on the south coast of Hampshire, England. It is situated to the south-east of the city of Southampton, and flanked on one side by the ruins of Netley Abbey and on the other by the R ...
.
It provides visitors with access to these waterways and adjacent
Netley-Libau Marsh.
The area was declared a provincial park in 1974.
It is in size.
The park is in the Gimli ecodistrict of the Interlake Plain ecoregion part of the
Boreal Plains
The Boreal Plains Ecozone, as defined by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), is a terrestrial ecozone in the western Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. It also has minor extensions into northeastern British C ...
ecozone.
The Red River is prone to flooding in the spring.
The increasing severity of the impact of high water on the park infrastructure and neighbouring cottage leases resulted in a policy to allow much of the park to return to natural vegetation.
See also
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List of protected areas of Manitoba
This list of protected areas of Manitoba groups the protected areas of Manitoba by the agency that is responsible for their protection.
National Protected Areas
Two national parks, overseen by Parks Canada, have been established within Mani ...
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List of provincial parks in Manitoba
This is a list of provincial parks in Manitoba. Manitoba's provincial parks are maintained by Manitoba Conservation and Climate, a department of the Government of Manitoba.
''The'' ''Provincial Parks Act'' distinguishes several types of park: ...
References
External links
A System Plan for Manitoba's Provincial Parks A system plan for Manitoba's provincial parks. Winnipeg, Manitoba : Manitoba Sustainable Development, Parks and Protected Spaces Branch, 2018
Provincial parks of Manitoba
Protected areas of Manitoba
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