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Caniapiscau

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Can·i·a·pis·cau also Kan·i·a·pis·kau  (kn--psk, -kou)
A river of northern Quebec, Canada, rising in Lake Caniapiscau (or Lake Kaniapiskau) and flowing about 925 km (575 mi) generally northward to the Larch River.


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1999, Till mineralogy, Caniapiscau project, Final Report, BHP Minerals: Ministere des Ressources naturelles, Quebec, GM59086.
In September 1984, water from the Caniapiscau reservoir was released, causing both the river level and the rate of the current to increase drastically, and 10,000 caribou drowned or were thrown against rocks downstream while trying to cross in their annual migration - a catastrophe that Hydro-Quebec dismissed as "an act of God.
TSX:VIA) ("Virginia") is pleased to provide an update on its Coulon and Corvet projects located in the Caniapiscau and LG-4 areas, James Bay, Province of Quebec.
 
 
 
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