Cummins Lakes Provincial Park and Protected Area | |
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Location | Columbia-Shuswap, British Columbia, Canada |
Coordinates | 52°06′00″N 118°03′00″W / 52.1000°N 118.0500°W / 52.1000; -118.0500 |
Area | 21,988.5 ha (84.898 sq mi) |
Established | August 4, 2000 |
Governing body | BC Parks |
Website | Cummins Lakes |
Cummins Lakes Provincial Park and Protected Area is a provincial park and protected area located in the eastern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It was established on August 4, 2000 to protect mountainous wilderness along the Cummins River.[2]
The Cummins River is a tributary of the Columbia River that forms from the glacial meltwater of the Clemenceau Icefields. As the river flows down the western slope of the Continental Ranges, it forms a trio of spectacular waterfalls that cascade into and out of a pair of alpine lakes from which the park derives its name. The river then continues down the valley before joining the southeastern arm of Kinbasket Reservoir.
Cummins Lakes Park protects a representative portion of the Central Park Ranges ecosection and Engelmann Spruce Subalpine Fir forest.[3]