The Exploits River is a river that flows through central Newfoundland, Canada. The river is Newfoundland's longest river at 322 km or 196 mi in length; it drains an area of 11,200 km². It empties into the Bay of Exploits near Botwood. The upper part of this river above Red Indian Lake is known as Lloyds River. For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate The Murray River in Australia A river is a large natural waterway. ... Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the north-east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Botwood is a town in north-central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...

The river provides habitat for spawning Atlantic Salmon and other species of fish. The salmon population increased dramatically when fish ladders were installed, opening up sections of the river that had been previously inaccessible. The river valley is home to woodland caribou, moose and black bears. There are hydroelectric plants on the river at Grand Falls-Windsor and Bishop's Falls. Important industries in the area include forestry and mining. YUUUUUUUUP // Types of Egg-Layers Egg Scatters Next Builders Egg Hangers MouthBreeders Egg Buriers Spawn Cycle Egg Alevin A newly-hatched fish in the larval stage, one which has not yet emerged from the nesting area. ... Binomial name Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, from the Latin words Salmo meaning salmon, and salar meaning leaper) is a species of fish in the Salmonidae found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and in rivers that flow into the Atlantic. ... Pool-and-weir fish ladder at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River Fishways, most commonly referred to as fish ladders but also known as fish passes, are structures placed on or around man-made barriers (such as dams and weirs) to assist the natural migration of diadromous fishes. ... Binomial name Rangifer tarandus The reindeer, known as caribou in North America, is an Arctic-dwelling deer (Rangifer tarandus). ... Binomial name Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758) A female moose. ... Binomial name Ursus americanus Pallas, 1780 The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), also known as simply the black bear or cinnamon bear, is the most common bear in North America. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... Grand Falls-Windsor is a town in north-central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ... Bishops Falls is a town in north-central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ... Forestry - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein, or (coal) seam. ...

The Beothuk people used to live on the banks of this river and had a winter encampment near Red Indian Lake. They spent the summer fishing in the Bay of Exploits area, using the river as their means of travel. The Beothuks were the native inhabitants of the island of Newfoundland at the time of European contact in the 15th and 16th centuries. ...

The town of Twillingate is built on two neighbouring islands in the mouth of the Exploits River. Its sheltered harbour and strategic position made it an important fishing port for more than 200 years until the fishing of northern cod was prohibited in 1992. During the 18th century, it became known as the "Capital of the North" acting as the centre of trade for Labrador fisheries. Twillingate is a town of about 5,000 inhabitants situated on two neighbouring islands in northern Newfoundland. ...

A flood on the Exploits River in February 2003 forced the evacuation of the town of Badger. 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for February, 2003. ... Badger is a town in north-central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...

Tributaries of this river include the:

• Victoria River
• Buchans River