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RIGOLET [1 record]

Record 1 1991-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Small watercourse, tributary to a river or creek, and usually modified by ditching through relatively flat terrain.

CONT

Community Pasture Drain, Man.

OBS

Common in Ont. and Man.

OBS

Term validated by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Petit courant naturel ou artificiel; petite rigole d'écoulement.

CONT

Rigolet de la Baie du Moine, Québec.

OBS

Dérivé de «rigole» et attesté au Québec.

OBS

Terme uniformisé par le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques (CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire BT-176 faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

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