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Over the last five kilometers of its course, the little valley of the
Escuminac River widens, forming a green plain, where agriculture was practiced by the first inhabitants of the municipality of
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The "Micmac" designate that river "Nipitua'qaneg river", meaning "place bushy" or "which shoots in flight."
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Escuminac River originates from mountain streams at 515 metres (1,690 ft) above sea level in the
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2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) to the South, up to the confluence of the "Ravine of the
Riviere du Loup";
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The Escuminac River flows Southeast, on the East side of the
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789:Avignon Regional County Municipality
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197:66°28′08″N
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118:48°19′42″N
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