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999:Bantam Lake
991:Connecticut
930:Still River
915:Rocky River
877:Connecticut
868:Tributaries
493:Lewis Mills
473:Glastonbury
392:white perch
380:calico bass
287:Description
190:Max. length
124: /
99:Coordinates
92:Connecticut
1515:Categories
1496:Round Pond
1410:Tuxis Pond
1287:Twin Lakes
1200:Farm River
1072:Lake Onota
1044:Twin Lakes
518:References
485:Stonington
376:smallmouth
372:largemouth
343:spike rush
269:Washington
222:Max. depth
198:Max. width
112:73°21′44″W
109:41°41′52″N
88:Washington
1473:Watershed
1461:Burr Pond
1454:Watershed
1435:Watershed
1347:Watershed
1328:Watershed
1299:Watershed
1282:Lake Zoar
1240:Watershed
1228:Deer Lake
1221:Watershed
1202:Watershed
1168:Watershed
1149:Watershed
1062:Lake Buel
1039:Lake Zoar
1004:Burr Pond
900:Mad River
860:Watershed
477:East Lyme
408:bullheads
149:Etymology
481:Guilford
400:alewives
396:pickerel
235:300 days
80:Location
404:sunfish
277:Danbury
1489:Others
1388:Others
787:May 8,
777:Voices
756:May 8,
734:May 8,
724:Voices
703:May 8,
654:
491:, and
469:rowing
440:Deadsy
406:, and
265:Warren
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84:Warren
1424:Ponds
1138:Lakes
1122:ponds
1118:Lakes
982:Lakes
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652:ISBN
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463:The
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138:Type
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