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745:. At the end of the 19th century, they passed into the hands of several rich English speakers, before being granted to clubs and associations. In 1950, a group of Americans acquired land bordering the river, upstream of the village, and built fishing lodges. This complex (land and construction), known as the "Gentlemen's Club", is now managed under the name of "Petit-Saguenay River Site".
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Saguenay on which we also take salmon." Surveyor William Tremblay, in his report on the canton of Saint-Jean, in 1893, mentions the "Petit Saguenay River" to identify this watercourse.
752:(zec) and the "Petit-Saguenay River Association" has been managing Atlantic salmon sport fishing since 1966. The organization is recognized for its role in the sustainable development of salmon resources by being the founder of the Atlantic Salmon Protective Charter.
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325:Tributaries
261: /
184: /
1174:Categories
249:70°06′01″W
246:48°14′04″N
172:70°14′58″W
169:47°52′46″N
948:August 1,
702:Tadoussac
673:route 170
640:route 170
610:route 170
466:Geography
456:watershed
450:Hydrology
430:route 170
401:, in the
296:Discharge
1008:July 17,
763:Toponymy
421:and the
77:Province
62:Location
1066:Annexes
737:Fishing
709:History
67:Country
1103:Sagard
944:. 2007
665:Sagard
603:Sagard
573:mouth;
525:Sagard
384:Sagard
378:, in:
376:Canada
372:Quebec
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284:Length
152:Sagard
138:Source
119:Sagard
87:Region
81:Quebec
71:Canada
1105:, an
577:Lake;
212:Mouth
1132:, a
1123:, a
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1055:2019
1010:2016
980:2019
950:2009
924:2019
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