Black Sturgeon River (Kenora District) Explained

See also: Black Sturgeon River (Thunder Bay District).

Black Sturgeon River
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Black Sturgeon River in Ontario.
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Ontario
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Northwestern Ontario
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Kenora
Length:30km (20miles)
Source1:Silver Lake
Source1 Coordinates:49.8456°N -94.2353°W
Source1 Elevation:341m (1,119feet)
Mouth:Winnipeg River
Mouth Coordinates:49.9119°N -94.5433°W
Mouth Elevation:315m (1,033feet)
Tributaries Left:Little Black Sturgeon River

The Black Sturgeon River is a river in the Nelson River drainage basin in Kenora District, northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is a tributary of the Winnipeg River.

Course

The river begins at Silver Lake, and exits at the west at Crystal Bay. It flows west into the Northeast Bay of Black Sturgeon Lakes, then through the Grassy Narrows to the main part of the lake, where it takes in the left tributary Little Black Sturgeon River. The river heads into the city of Kenora and through a narrows past the communities of Lajeunesse Bridge and Pelletier Bridge, and turns north through another arm of Black Sturgeon Lakes. The river is crossed at the north end of the lake by Ontario Highway 658, where it exits the city of Kenora, then tumbles over Black Sturgeon Rapids to reach its mouth at the Winnipeg River.

Tributaries

See also

References