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Lièvre

American  
[lee-ev-ruh, lee-ev, lye-vruh] / liˈɛv rə, liˈɛv, ˈljɛ vrə /

noun

  1. a river in S Quebec, Canada, flowing SW to the Ottawa River. 200 miles (322 km) long.


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River trips do require some extra logistics: for our trip on the Lièvre last August, we arranged with an Ottawa-based outfitter to meet us at our takeout point near the Quebec town of Mont-St.-Michel,

From New York Times Jul. 1, 2011

It was our fourth day on the Lièvre River in Quebec, about 170 miles north of Ottawa, and the current, gentle at first, was getting pushier with each tributary we paddled past.

From New York Times Jul. 1, 2011

The Lièvre, named for the local abundance of snowshoe hares, is first mentioned in the journals of Pierre de Troyes, Chevalier de Troyes.

From New York Times Jul. 1, 2011

The day before they reach the mouth of the Lièvre, the men are forced to stop and “re-gum” their leaky birch-bark canoes.

From New York Times Jul. 1, 2011

No, I would chose the St. Maurice or the Richelieu, the Lièvre or the Saguenay, the Ottawa or portions of the St. Lawrence, with the grim Azoic rocks, the turbulent rapids and the somber pines.

From Crowded Out! and Other Sketches by S. Frances (Susie Frances) Harrison

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