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- MLA 8TH EDITION
- Marsh, James H.. "Attawapiskat River". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 24 January 2018, Historica Canada. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/attawapiskat-river. Accessed 20 August 2019.
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- APA 6TH EDITION
- Marsh, J., Attawapiskat River (2018). In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/attawapiskat-river
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- CHICAGO 17TH EDITION
- Marsh, James H., "Attawapiskat River". In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published February 06, 2006; Last Edited January 24, 2018. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/attawapiskat-river
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- TURABIAN 8TH EDITION
- Marsh, James H.. The Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Attawapiskat River", Last Edited January 24, 2018, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/attawapiskat-river
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Attawapiskat River
| Article by | James H. Marsh |
| Published Online | February 6, 2006 |
| Last Edited | October 31, 2014 |
Attawapiskat River, 748 km long, formed by the confluence of the Pineimuta, Trading and Otoskwin rivers at Attawapiskat Lake, in northeastern Ontario, flows east, jogs north and runs east to the flatland by James Bay. Its drainage area is 50 200 km2 and its mean discharge 626 m3/s.
