Bay du Nord River
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The Bay du Nord River is located on the south coast of the Island of Newfoundland in the
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. Much of the drainage basin is contained within the Middle Ridge Wildlife Reserve and the Bay du Nord Wilderness Reserve of central Newfoundland. The river empties into the Gulf of St. Lawrence at
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on Newfoundland's Connaigre Peninsula. The river was nominated as a
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in June 1992 and designated in 2006.


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List of rivers of Newfoundland and Labrador This is a list of rivers of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, divided by watershed. Nearly all watersheds in the province ultimately drain into the Atlantic Ocean. East Coast of Labrador Watersheds between Eclipse River and Groswater Bay in L ...


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