Brûlée River (french: Rivière Brûlée) is a long

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in the

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administrative region of

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, Canada. Rising in the small lake of lac Ménard in the

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, Rivière Brûlée is a

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of the Sautauriski River, and flows southerly for its entire course.

Etymology

''Brûlée'' is the feminine singular of ''brûlé'', which in French means "burnt." According to the

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, the name Brûlée was first used for the river since at least 1929, but it was not officially designated as such until 7 October 2021.

References

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