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Barrage Forant

Feature
Point
Name Barrage Forant
Toponymic Feature ID e3fff20cbe1211d892e2080020a0f4c9
Key EGJRY
Status Official
Concise Term HYDR-Hydraulic Construction
Generic Term Dam
Location Lac-Nilgaut; Pontiac
Province/Territory Quebec
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 46° 22′ 42″ N, 77° 11′ 51″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 46.3783333, -77.1975
NTS Map Number 031K06
Relevance at Scale 1:50 000
Decision Date 1968-12-05
Source Quebec-Commission de Toponymie
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