| Cochrane River | |
| Map: | Churchill river hudson basin map.png |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Manitoba#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Cochrane River in Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Discharge1 Location: | near Brochet |
| Source1: | Wollaston Lake |
| Source1 Location: | Saskatchewan |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 58.6408°N -103.0169°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 398m (1,306feet) |
| Mouth: | Reindeer Lake |
| Mouth Location: | Manitoba |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 57.885°N -101.5706°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 337m (1,106feet) |
| River System: | Churchill River drainage basin |
| Basin Size: | 28400km2[1] |
| Extra: | [2] [3] |
The Cochrane River is a river in Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.[4] Located in the boreal forest of the Canadian Shield, it flows from Wellbelove Bay on the northern end of Wollaston Lake in north-eastern Saskatchewan to the north-east end of Reindeer Lake in Manitoba. The river has a drainage basin of and is part of the Churchill River drainage basin.
The river flows north then east through a series of lakes (Bannock Lake and Charcoal Lake) in Saskatchewan and then flows in a southerly direction through lakes (Misty Lake and Lac Brochet) in Manitoba[5] before entering Brochet Bay on the north-eastern end of the Manitoba section of Reindeer Lake.
The remote Manitoba community of Lac Brochet is located on Lac Brochet, and Brochet and Barren Lands are near the river's mouth.