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The French River flows through typical Canadian Shield country, in many places exposing rugged glaciated rock but also through heavily forested areas on the upper portion. . The mouth of the river contains countless islands and numerous channels which vary from narrow, enclosed steep-walled gorges, falls and rapids, to broad expanses of open wat
The Risle (French pronunciation:; less common: Rille) is a 145 km (90 mi) long river in Normandy, left tributary of the Seine. [1]The river begins in the Orne department west of L'Aigle, crosses the western part of the department of Eure flowing from south to north and out into the estuary of the Seine on the left bank near Berville-sur-Mer.
With its speed and cargo capacity, the boat was ideally suited for commercial fishing. Prior to refrigeration, it was necessary to haul a catch of cleaned fish rapidly to a fishing station where the catch could be plunged into brine and preserved with salt. A standard Mackinaw boat used in fishing was 18–24 feet (5.4-7.2m) long.
The Great Fish Market, painted by Jan Brueghel the Elder. Fishing is a prehistoric practice dating back at least 70,000 years. Since the 16th century, fishing vessels have been able to cross oceans in pursuit of fish, and since the 19th century it has been possible to use larger vessels and in some cases process the fish on board.
The Wanapitei River (French: Rivière Wanapitei) is a river in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a right tributary of the French River . The river's source is Scotia Lake, a small lake 20 kilometres (10 mi) east of Halfway Lake Provincial Park in Sudbury District .
The French River is a river in south-central Massachusetts and northeastern Connecticut, USA. The river rises near Leicester, Massachusetts , and flows generally southwards through Auburn , Oxford , and along the town line between Webster and Dudley ; it then enters Connecticut where it joins the Quinebaug River at Thompson , just northeast of ...
The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Some rivers (e.g. Sûre/Sauer) do not flow through France themselves, but they are mentioned for having French tributaries. They are given in italics. For clarity, only ...
The Restigouche River [1] (French: Rivière Ristigouche, [1] pronounced [ʁivjɛʁ ʁistiɡuʃ]) is a river that flows across the northwestern part of the province of New Brunswick and the southeastern part of Quebec. The river flows in a northeasterly direction from its source in the Appalachian Mountains of northwestern New Brunswick to ...