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The broad Laurentian Mountains of central Quebec province of Canada drain into the Ottawa River headwaters. Further downstream the large drainage basin takes in the eastern Ontario highlands as well. An excellent map and article is available at Wikipedia's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_River

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