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Peace River Corridor Provincial Park is a 2014 ha
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 ...
in
British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
,
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. It is located on the banks of the
Peace River The Peace River (french: links=no, rivière de la Paix) is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River joins the Athabasca River in th ...
, at the confluence with
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 ...
, downstream from
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. It is in the Boreal White and Black Spruce biogeoclimatic zone within the Peace Lowlands
ecosection An ecosection is a biogeographic unit smaller than an ecoregion that contains minor physiographic, macroclimatic or oceanographic variations. They are a virtual ecological zone in the Canadian province of British Columbia, which contains 139 ecosect ...
. It is used by
ungulate Ungulates ( ) are members of the diverse clade Ungulata which primarily consists of large mammals with hooves. These include odd-toed ungulates such as horses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs; and even-toed ungulates such as cattle, pigs, giraffes, cam ...
s as a winter range and by migratory waterfowl as a staging area.


References

*British Columbia. Ministry of Employment and Investment (March 1999). Dawson Creek Land & Resource Management Plan, p.48.
Ministry of Environment


External links

* Peace River Regional District Provincial parks of British Columbia 2000 establishments in British Columbia Protected areas established in 2000 {{BritishColumbia-park-stub