One Island Lake Provincial Park is a

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History

The park was established 1963.

Conservation

Established between the

Kiskatinaw River Kiskatinaw (Cree for "cutbank" or "river with steep banks") is a tributary of the Peace River in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. Bearhole Lake Provincial Park and Protected Area is established around the headwaters of the river, and One Isl ...

and the West Kiskatinaw River, the park provides representation of the Kiskatinaw Plateau

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. Moose, white-tail and mule deer, beaver and black bear are also common to the area. The lake is stocked annually with brook and rainbow trout. The park was created mainly for recreational purposes.

Recreation

The following recreational activities are available: vehicle accessible camping, picnicking, swimming, canoeing and kayaking, boating, SCUBA diving and snorkeling, windsurfing, and waterskiing.

Location

One Island Lake is located 60 kilometres southeast of, and provides drinking water to,

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Size

59 hectares in size.

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