Grand Rapids Provincial Park

Provincial park in Manitoba, Canada

53°8′31″N 99°17′6″W / 53.14194°N 99.28500°W / 53.14194; -99.28500^[1]Area7.36 ha (18.2 acres)Created1974

Grand Rapids Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Canadian province of Manitoba, designated in 1974.^[2] It is 7.36 ha (18.2 acres) in size.^[3] It is located south of the settlement of Grand Rapids, adjacent to the former riverbed of the Saskatchewan River.^[1]^[2]^[a]

Notes

^ In 1963, the Grand Rapids Generating Station diverted the river away from the park location.^[2]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Grand Rapids Provincial Park". Geographical Place Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Penziwol, Shelley (2011). From Asessippi to Zed Lake : a guide to Manitoba's provincial parks. Winnipeg: Great Plains Publications. pp. 62–63. ISBN 9781926531144.
^ ^a ^b A System Plan for Manitoba's Provincial Parks (PDF) (March 1998 ed.). Winnipeg: Manitoba Conservation, Parks and Natural Areas Branch. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.