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1819:Stephen Juba
1639:Spruce Woods
1534:Marshy Point
1509:Little Birch
1484:Lake Francis
1449:Grant's Lake
1394:Broad Valley
1173:Swan-Pelican
1168:Spruce Woods
1095:Yellow Quill
1080:William Lake
1050:Wallace Lake
1020:Sturgeon Bay
1015:Stephenfield
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860:Netley Creek
820:Lundar Beach
780:Hnausa Beach
765:Grand Valley
760:Grand Rapids
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1809:Maple Grove
1774:Assiniboine
1669:Tiger Hills
1629:Sleeve Lake
1604:Proulx Lake
1599:Proven Lake
1589:Point River
1539:Moose Creek
1479:Kasatamagan
1454:Gypsumville
1424:Delta Marsh
1379:Basket Lake
1301:Pocock Lake
1286:Palsa Hazel
1216:Birch River
1148:Moose Creek
1010:St. Norbert
990:Springwater
925:Pisew Falls
870:Norris Lake
770:Grass River
755:Grand Beach
740:Duff Roblin
725:Colvin Lake
705:Camp Morton
690:Birch Point
461:Pisew Falls
349:black bears
190: /
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87:Coordinates
1906:Categories
1709:Wellington
1694:Washow Bay
1659:Stuartburn
1644:Spur Woods
1564:Otter Lake
1524:Maple Lake
1281:Long Point
1188:Whiteshell
1163:Sandilands
1075:Whiteshell
1040:Twin Lakes
1025:Swan River
970:Sand Lakes
965:Rocky Lake
955:River Road
930:Poplar Bay
915:Pinawa Dam
900:Paint Lake
850:Moose Lake
795:Kinwow Bay
750:Fisher Bay
745:Elk Island
700:Burge Lake
695:Birds Hill
615:Riel House
590:Fort Garry
388:References
307:Activities
196: (
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174:55°11′52″N
149:, Canada.
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1814:St. Vital
1654:Steeprock
1619:Riverside
1609:Rat River
1529:Mars Hill
1519:Manatagao
1504:Lee River
1469:Holmfield
1419:Churchill
1399:Broomhill
1351:Woodridge
1271:Libau Bog
1266:Lewis Bog
1236:Cowan Bog
1231:Cedar Bog
1158:Porcupine
1138:Cormorant
1133:Cat Hills
1090:Woodridge
855:Neso Lake
835:Marchland
680:Bell Lake
655:Asessippi
625:The Forks
412:5 October
218:The name
213:Highway 6
158:waterfall
1864:Category
1794:Kildonan
1789:Kil-Cona
1714:Westlake
1674:Tom Lamb
1649:St. Malo
1624:Saskeram
1614:Red Deer
1569:Parkland
1544:Narcisse
1499:Lee Lake
1489:Langruth
1459:Harrison
1434:Dog Lake
1429:Deerwood
1306:Red Rock
1100:Zed Lake
1055:Watchorn
1005:St. Malo
940:Primrose
890:Oak Lake
865:Nopiming
845:Memorial
830:Manipogo
815:Lockport
549:Winnipeg
371:See also
318:outhouse
235:tectonic
209:Winnipeg
166:Thompson
162:Wabowden
147:Manitoba
1890:Commons
1784:Central
1584:Pierson
1559:Oranole
1384:Bernice
1118:Agassiz
670:Beaudry
660:Atikaki
636:more...
357:cougars
343:Caution
334:portage
1799:King's
1739:UNESCO
1704:Weiden
1689:Wakopa
1464:Hilbre
1369:Alonsa
1331:Wampum
1183:Wampum
1123:Belair
960:Rivers
920:Pinawa
785:Hyland
572:Wapusk
355:, and
353:wolves
294:otters
1828:Other
1779:Bruce
1414:Cayer
1296:Piney
980:Seton
239:fault
220:Pisew
137:is a
1439:Ebor
509:CRHP
414:2017
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