Editing Exploits River

{{Infobox river
| name              = Exploits River
| image             = Exploits River, Newfoundland. Canada.jpg
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Canada
| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]
| source1_location  = [[Beothuk Lake]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]
| mouth_location    = Bay of Exploits, [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]
| length_km = 246 
| mouth_elevation   = {{convert|0|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| basin_size_km2 = 11000 
}}
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The '''Exploits River''' ([[Miꞌkmaq language|Mi'kmaq:]] Sple'tk; Tenenigeg)<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Matthews |first1=Michelle |url=https://qalipu.ca/qalipu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Ktaqmkuk%20Handbook.pdf |title=Newfoundland Mi'kmaq Place Names. Ktaqmkuk: Across the Waters |last2=Robinson |first2=Angela |publisher=Qalipu First Nation |year=2018 |location=Corner Brook |pages=20}}</ref> is a [[river]] in the province of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], Canada. It flows through the [[Exploits Valley]] in the central part of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]].

Including the Lloyds River, which discharges in Beothuk Lake, the Exploits river has a length of 246&nbsp;km, making it the longest river on the island draining an area of 1,100&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><ref name=atlas>{{cite web|url=http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/rivers.html |title=Atlas of Canada - Rivers|publisher=Natural Resources Canada|date=2004-10-26|accessdate=2007-04-19|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202064028/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/rivers.html|archivedate=2007-02-02}}</ref> and is the second longest in the province after the [[Churchill River (Atlantic)|Churchill River]].

The river drains [[Beothuk Lake]] at its source and discharges into the [[Bay of Exploits]] near the port town of [[Botwood]].

The Exploits River provides habitat for [[Spawn (biology)|spawning]] [[Atlantic Salmon]] and other species of fish. The salmon population increased dramatically when [[fish ladder]]s were installed, opening up sections of the river that had been previously inaccessible.

==Tributaries==
*[[Lloyds River]]
*[[Victoria River (Newfoundland)|Victoria River]]
*[[Buchans River]]

==See also==
*[[List of rivers of Newfoundland and Labrador]]
*[[Bay of Exploits]]

==References==
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