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Sturgeon River
Sturgeon River (Black Bay Peninsula) is located in Ontario
Sturgeon River (Black Bay Peninsula)
Location of the mouth of the Sturgeon River in Ontario
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
District Thunder Bay District
Physical characteristics
Main source 244 m (801 ft)
48°37′32″N 88°21′48″W / 48.62556°N 88.36333°W / 48.62556; -88.36333
River mouth Lake Superior
180 m (590 ft)
48°34′20″N 88°24′56″W / 48.57222°N 88.41556°W / 48.57222; -88.41556
Length 9.7 km (6.0 mi)

The Sturgeon River is a short river in Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Black Bay Peninsula about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the community of Hurkett and flows to Sturgeon Bay on Lake Superior.

The similarly named Black Sturgeon River in the area flows to Black Bay, a bay separated from Lake Superior by the Black Bay Peninsula.

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