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359:Goulet River
343:Judith River
1109:, p. 2
1085:(in French)
1027:Village of
957:Wôlinaktekw
919:Wôlinaktekw
908:Puant River
903:Bequencourt
874:Bequencourt
842:pumpkinseed
830:muskellunge
810:brown trout
806:brook trout
799:white birch
787:maple grove
707:Princeville
667:à la Truite
663:Stater pond
632:Noire River
549:Noire River
425:Bagot River
367:Noire River
341:(upstream)
328:Tributaries
256: /
171: /
45:Native name
1409:Categories
1331:2011-03-01
1069:References
991:New France
979:, via the
822:lake trout
775:balsam fir
763:gray birch
689:Population
601:Maddington
445:, Canada.
287:Basin size
244:72°26′47″W
241:46°22′20″N
159:71°14′39″W
156:46°04′10″N
1089:28 August
1029:Bécancour
923:Inverness
838:rock bass
747:sandstone
743:limestone
609:low water
593:watershed
572:Hydrology
523:Bécancour
487:Bécancour
471:Inverness
457:, in the
449:Geography
299:Discharge
216:Bécancour
1051:See also
1004:asbestos
965:Kennebec
961:Mégantic
953:Abenakis
917:name it
864:Toponymy
783:tamarack
735:volcanic
697:and one
617:aqueduct
140:, Canada
78:Province
65:Location
973:Wôlinak
947:History
915:Abenaki
886:Abenaki
858:walleye
751:mudrock
717:Geology
597:modulus
70:Country
1044:Lyster
927:Thames
683:swamps
675:Joseph
634:, the
630:, the
511:Lyster
493:Course
443:Quebec
331:
302:
279:Length
138:Quebec
112:Source
88:Region
82:Quebec
73:Canada
57:French
53:
1383:(PDF)
1059:(MRC)
854:perch
795:beech
605:flood
441:, in
419:(via
381:(via
199:Mouth
1091:2007
913:The
856:and
781:and
773:and
749:and
733:and
709:and
679:bogs
638:the
591:The
584:and
433:The
929:).
789:to
650:at
642:at
465:at
377:),
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