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Its course continues on 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) towards the northeast in an agricultural zone up to the
Cournoyer stream (coming from the east); 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) north-east to the mouth of "Ruisseau des Tillon" (coming from the south-west); 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) northeast to
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The course of the river continues on 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) towards the north-east in an agricultural zone to the mouth of the
Bellevue river (coming from the south); then 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) towards the northeast in a marsh area to the mouth of the "Petite rivière au Beurre" (coming
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The origin of this toponym remains ambiguous. In the past, in summer, residents used to keep their butter in a cool place in a container called a "butter pot", by immersing it in wells or the waters of this river, especially in deeper pits or in pits. cold source areas. The cartographer Joseph
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The basin has dense and artificialized ramifications . They are an indicator of the impermeability of the soil, which requires drainage, given that it is located in an area where agriculture is practiced intensively. The majority of its tributaries are straightened agricultural ditches .
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