Kinbrook Island Provincial Park
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Kinbrook Island Provincial Park is a provincial park
in Alberta
, Canada
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The park is situated at an elevation of 770 m (2,526.2 ft) and has a surface of 11 km² (4.2 sq mi). It was established on November 14, 1951 and is maintained by Alberta Community Development
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It is situated on the eastern shore of Lake Newell
, 12 km south of the city of Brooks
and within the County of Newell.
Provincial park
A provincial park is a park under the management of a provincial or territorial government in Canada.While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar...
in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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The park is situated at an elevation of 770 m (2,526.2 ft) and has a surface of 11 km² (4.2 sq mi). It was established on November 14, 1951 and is maintained by Alberta Community Development
Alberta Community Development
Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation is a ministry of the Executive Council of Alberta. Its duties involve managing Alberta's provincial parks and protected areas, tourism, sport and recreation....
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It is situated on the eastern shore of Lake Newell
Lake Newell
Lake Newell is a large lake in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located south of the city of Brooks, east of Veteran Highway. The man-made reservoir was filled in 1914 through the construction of the Bassano Dam. It was named after T.H. Newell, a landowner and irrigation expert...
, 12 km south of the city of Brooks
Brooks, Alberta
Brooks is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada surrounded by the County of Newell. It is located on Highway 1 and the Canadian Pacific Railway, approximately southeast of Calgary, and northwest of Medicine Hat. The city has an elevation of .- History :The area that is now Brooks was originally...
and within the County of Newell.