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Arrow Lakes
(Encyclopedia) Arrow Lakes, two expansions of the Columbia River, S British Columbia, Canada. Both lie in narrow valleys bounded by mountain ranges and are noted for their beauty. Upper Arrow Lake…Melville, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Melville, Lake, saltwater lake, 1,133 sq mi (2,934 sq km), SE Labrador, N.L., Canada, extending c.120 mi (190 km) inland from Hamilton Inlet, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. It receives…Chesuncook Lake
(Encyclopedia) Chesuncook LakeChesuncook Lakechĭsŭnˈk&oobreve;k [key], 22 mi (35 km) long and from 1 to 4 mi (1.6–6.4 km) wide, N central Maine. The western branch of the Penobscot River flows…Jordan, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Jordan, river, 60 mi (97 km) long, draining Utah Lake N into Great Salt Lake, N central Utah; it passes through Salt Lake City. Fed by numerous streams flowing off the Wasatch Range,…Bomoseen, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Bomoseen, LakeBomoseen, Lakebōməsēnˈ [key], 7.5 mi (12 km) long, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) wide, W Vt., largest lake wholly within Vermont. Surrounded by wooded hills, it is a popular summer…Traverse, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Traverse, LakeTraverse, Laketrăvˈərs [key], c.30 mi (50 km) long, on the Minn.–S.Dak. line, drained to the N by the Bois de Sioux River. The lake is impounded by White Rock Dam, which…Frank Bateman KEEFE, Congress, WI (1887-1952)
KEEFE Frank Bateman , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Winneconne, Winnebago County, Wis., September 23, 1887; attended the public schools; was graduated from Oshkosh (Wis.) State Normal…Chicago, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Chicago, river, formed in Chicago by the junction of its North Branch (24 mi/39 km long) and South Branch (10 mi/16 km long), and flowing southeast via a canal into the Des Plaines…Owens
(Encyclopedia) Owens, river, c.120 mi (190 km) long, rising in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., SE of Yosemite National Park and flowing SE, to enter Owens Lake, near Mt. Whitney. Since 1913, at a point…Teslin Lake
(Encyclopedia) Teslin LakeTeslin Laketĕsˈlĭn, tĕz– [key], narrow lake, 80 mi (129 km) long, NW British Columbia and S Yukon, Canada, SE of Whitehorse. It receives the Nisutlin River and is drained by…Trending
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