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[[File:Radium Express being portaged - nwt05c.jpg | thumb | The tugboat [[Radium Express]] being portaged around the rapids at [[Fort Smith]], on the Slave River in the Northwest Territories.]] | |||
A '''portage''' is an overland route for circumventing a navigational obstacle on an otherwise navigable river. Alternately, it is the term for transitting a route around a navigational obstacle. | A '''portage''' is an overland route for circumventing a navigational obstacle on an otherwise navigable river. Alternately, it is the term for transitting a route around a navigational obstacle. |
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The tugboat Radium Express being portaged around the rapids at Fort Smith, on the Slave River in the Northwest Territories.
A portage is an overland route for circumventing a navigational obstacle on an otherwise navigable river. Alternately, it is the term for transitting a route around a navigational obstacle.