Exploits River

Exploits River
Exploits River west of Grand Falls-Windsor
Data
location	Newfoundland Island , Newfoundland and Labrador ( Canada )
River system	Exploits River
origin	Red Indian Lake 48 ° 45 ′ 46 "  N , 56 ° 35 ′ 54"  W.
Source height	167  m
muzzle	Bay of Exploits , Atlantic Ocean Coordinates: 49 ° 4 ′ 52 "  N , 55 ° 19 ′ 39"  W 49 ° 4 ′ 52 "  N , 55 ° 19 ′ 39"  W
Mouth height	0  m
Height difference	167 m
Bottom slope	1.5 ‰
length	115 km  (including Lloyds River 322 km)
Catchment area	10,241 km²
Discharge at the gauge below Stony Brook A Eo : 8640 km² Location: 31 km above the mouth	MQ 1969/1995 Mq 1969/1995	272 m³ / s 31.5 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries	Badger Brook, Junction Brook
Right tributaries	Noel Paul's Brook , Sandy Brook , Stony Brook , Great Rattling Brook , Little Rattling Brook , Jumpers Brook
Small towns	Grand Falls-Windsor
Communities	Badger , Bishop's Falls
Location of the river in Newfoundland

The Exploits River is a river that flows through the central part of the island of Newfoundland off the Atlantic coast of Canada .

River course

It has a length of 115 km and drains an area of ​​10,241 km². It forms the drain of the regulated Red Indian Lake . With the source river Lloyds River it is the longest river on Newfoundland with 322 km. It flows into the Bay of Exploits near Botwood .

At Grand Falls-Windsor and Bishop's Falls there are provincial owned and operated hydroelectric plants operated by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro , a subsidiary of Nalcor Energy . Forestry and mining are important industries in this area .

The Beothuk people lived on the banks of the river and had winter camps near Red Indian Lake. It spent the summer fishing in the Bay of Exploits, using the river as a travel route.

Hydrology

The Exploits River at Grand Falls, 31 km above the mouth, has an average discharge of 272 m³ / s. The highest monthly discharges usually occur in May with an average of 470 m³ / s. In 2003, a flood of the Exploits River forced the evacuation of Badger .

Wildlife

The river serves as a spawning area for Atlantic salmon and other fish. The stock of salmon increased significantly after the installation of fish ladders , as this made sections of the river that were previously inaccessible for the fish. In the river system of the Exploits River probably following other types of fish: speckled trout , lake trout , three-spined and nine-spined stickleback , Arctic Norway , American eel and the sea lamprey . Other typical aquatic inhabitants are the Canadian beaver , muskrat and North American otter, as well as Lithobates clamitans , a species of frog introduced on the island of Newfoundland. Forest caribou , elk and black bears live in the river valley .

Web links

• Exploits River at Natural Resources Canada

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Exploits Generation . Nalcor Energy. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 02YO005
3. ↑ ^{a b} Water Quality Station Profile, Station #: NF02YO0020, EXPLOITS RIVER AT ASPEN BROOK . Environment and Conservation, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Canada. Retrieved December 11, 2018.