| Montreal River | |
| Map: | Churchill river hudson basin map.png |
| Map Size: | 240px |
| Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Montreal River in Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type4: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name4: | Division No. 18 |
| Source1: | Montreal Lake |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 54.5422°N -105.5992°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 489m (1,604feet) |
| Mouth: | Lac la Ronge |
| Mouth Location: | La Ronge |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 55.0833°N -105.3172°W |
| River System: | Churchill River drainage basin |
Montreal River[1] is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It flows from Montreal Lake to Lac la Ronge and is part of the Churchill River and Hudson Bay drainage basins. Along its course, Montreal River runs through boreal forests, muskeg, and glacier formed valleys. Within its watershed are the Waskesiu Uplands, much of Prince Albert National Park, and several notable lakes, such as Waskesiu, Kingsmere, Crean, Weyakwin, and Bittern.[2]
Montreal River begins at Montreal Lake north of the community of Molanosa and west of Highway 969. It heads north and passes under at Highway 2 at the site of the Montreal River Recreation Site. The river continues north, passes under Highway 165, heads east through Partridge Crop Lake and Sikachu Lake and enters Egg Lake at Wawe Bay. It continues east through Bigstone Lake, passes again under Highway 2, and reaches its mouth at Lac la Ronge between the communities of La Ronge and Air Ronge.[3] [4]
Montreal River Recreation Site [5] is a provincial recreation site along the course of the Montreal River. It is a small roadside pull-out campground off of Highway 2 with six campsites.[6]
Fish species commonly found in the river include walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, burbot, white sucker, and longnose sucker.[7]