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518:References
476:Henry Fork
361:Henry Fork
274:Basin size
231:81°16′18″W
228:38°56′50″N
150:81°03′14″W
147:38°37′06″N
489:Flow rate
483:deciduous
453:Rocksdale
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374:tributary
300:Rocksdale
286:Discharge
506:See also
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651:DeLorme
493:At the
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425:Roane
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690:2011
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565:GNIS
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429:Wirt
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