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Inverhuron Provincial Park | |
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Location | Bruce County, Ontario |
Nearest city | Tiverton |
Coordinates | 44°17′59″N81°35′17″W / 44.29972°N 81.58806°W Coordinates: 44°17′59″N81°35′17″W / 44.29972°N 81.58806°W |
Area | 288 ha (710 acres) |
Established | 1956 |
Governing body | Ontario Parks |
Inverhuron Provincial Park is a provincial park located on the shores of Lake Huron beside the small village of Inverhuron, Ontario, near Tiverton, Ontario, Canada. The park opened in 1956.
With the construction of a heavy water "deuterium oxide" plant at the Bruce Nuclear Power Development, Ontario Hydro purchased the park from the Ministry of Natural Resources in 1973 for issues of safety and security. [1]
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