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Important variations in the water flow of the
Caniapiscau River from 1981 to 1984, during the period when the Caniapiscau Reservoir was being filled, may have contributed to the
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944:Guide des parcours canotables du Québec, Tome II
383:, went down the river to its mouth and named it
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984:(in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec
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967:Du Sable-Caniapiscau-Koksoak canoe trip 2009
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851:57.55056°N 69.44389°W
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381:Hudson's Bay Company
172:About 80 km SW from
16:For other uses, see
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890:Rivière Bras de Fer
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438:Chute de Facolli -
306:Rivière aux Mélèzes
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1002:Categories
988:2010-10-07
925:References
860: (
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432:waterfalls
361:bush plane
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115:52°32′23″N
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375:Etymology
369:canoeists
324:James Bay
313:La Grande
293:) on the
260:tributary
709:69°1′5″W
174:Kuujjuaq
71:Province
58:Location
1018:Nunavik
428:canyons
357:hunters
348:herd).
299:glacial
291:Fermont
268:Nunavik
262:of the
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63:Country
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302:valley
282:means
272:Quebec
252:French
229:Length
96:Source
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74:Quebec
66:Canada
404:Inuit
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158:Mouth
948:ISBN
430:and
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