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1758:Lake Chaffee
1748:Gardner Lake
1743:Ashford Lake
1707:French River
1689:Yantic River
1679:Thames River
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1644:Moosup River
1634:Little River
1624:French River
1609:Fenton River
1599:Beaver Brook
1594:Basset Brook
1566:Thames River
1511:Hudson River
1483:Oyster River
1468:Mystic River
1458:Mianus River
1453:Indian River
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1357:Little River
1347:French River
1332:Fenton River
1322:Beaver Brook
1317:Basset Brook
1308:Thames River
1073:Salmon River
1068:Podunk River
1048:Nepaug River
1033:Jeremy River
849:. Retrieved
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197:Yantic River
1864:Main Street
1735:Connecticut
1586:Connecticut
1577:Tributaries
1433:Byram River
1147:Still River
1132:Rocky River
1013:Falls River
511:8th Street
429:megalopolis
410:New England
387:Willimantic
383:Willimantic
376:Connecticut
341:Tributaries
257: /
221:Connecticut
173: /
137:Connecticut
129:Willimantic
77:Connecticut
1976:Categories
1443:Farm River
1438:Cove River
1262:Watershed)
1245:West River
1235:Mill River
1201:Wood River
1174:Watershed)
1058:Park River
1003:Duck River
851:August 20,
827:2023-04-21
803:2023-04-21
779:2023-04-21
741:2007-06-09
715:References
426:Washington
245:72°04′40″W
242:41°31′20″N
161:72°11′31″W
158:41°42′46″N
93:New London
1942:Hop River
1925:Geography
1629:Hop River
1569:Watershed
1513:Watershed
1352:Hop River
1310:Watershed
1286:Watershed
1117:Mad River
1090:Watershed
981:Watershed
946:Ash Creek
609:Route 203
552:Route 169
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199:to form
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