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Bachelor River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.
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From its source, the "Bachelor River" flows on 36.5 kilometres (22.7 mi) according to the following segments:
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The toponym "Bachelor River" was formalized on
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The
Bachelor River flows into a narrow bay on the Southeast shore of
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The hydrographic slope of the
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The main hydrographic slopes near the
Bachelor River are:
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25:River in Quebec, Canada
377:Little Waswanipi River
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222:76°19′37″W
219:49°29′53″N
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98:Billy Lake
737:James Bay
587:Waswanipi
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