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Sturgeon River
Sturgeon River (Manitoba) is located in Manitoba
Sturgeon River (Manitoba)
Location of the mouth of the Sturgeon River in Manitoba
Country Canada
Provinces
Physical characteristics
Main source Unorganized Kenora District, Northwestern Ontario
119 m (390 ft)
55°25′42″N 90°02′09″W / 55.42833°N 90.03583°W / 55.42833; -90.03583
River mouth Echoing River
Northern Region, Manitoba
86 m (282 ft)
55°31′20″N 91°22′43″W / 55.52222°N 91.37861°W / 55.52222; -91.37861
Length 105 km (65 mi)
Basin features
River system Hudson Bay drainage basin
Tributaries
  • Right:
    Hayhurst River

The Sturgeon River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Manitoba and Ontario, Canada. It flows west from its source in Unorganized Kenora District, Northwestern Ontario, through Sturgeon Lake, and takes in the right tributary Hayhurst River just before reaching its mouth at the Echoing River in Northern Region, Manitoba. The Echoing River flows via the Gods River and the Hayes River to Hudson Bay.

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