| Sturgeon River | |
| Map: | North Saskatchewan basin map.png |
| Map Size: | 255px |
| Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 255px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Sturgeon River in Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Saskatchewan |
| Source1: | Antoine Lake |
| Source1 Location: | Prince Albert National Park |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 53.8177°N -106.4367°W |
| Mouth: | North Saskatchewan River |
| Mouth Location: | RM of Buckland No. 491 |
| River System: | Hudson Bay drainage basin |
Sturgeon River[1] is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in the central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It flows from its source in the Waskesiu Hills in Prince Albert National Park to the North Saskatchewan River,[2] just west of the city of Prince Albert.
The Sturgeon River begins at a small lake named Antoine Lake[3] in the Nimrod Hills[4] range of the Waskesiu Hills[5] in Prince Albert National Park.[6] From the lake, the river heads west through muskeg, boreal forests, and glacier carved valleys to the western boundary of Prince Albert National Park, at which point it turns south following a glacial spillway that was formed at the end of the ice age. Sturgeon River continues south through the spillway forming the western boundary of the park and the eastern boundaries of the rural municipalities of Big River No. 555 and Canwood No. 494. The river carries on south through the RM of Shellbrook No. 493, Sturgeon Lake and Sturgeon Lake First Nation, and RM of Buckland No. 491 en route to the North Saskatchewan River. The river's mouth is west of Prince Albert at Peter Pond Point.
The North Saskatchewan River heads east from there and meets the South Saskatchewan River about from Prince Albert at Saskatchewan River Forks to form the Saskatchewan River.
The following are Sturgeon River's tributaries from the source in the Waskesiu Hills to the mouth at the North Saskatchewan River:[7]
Sturgeon River Recreation Site (53.2121°N -105.8854°W)[8] is a provincial recreation site located along the banks of the Sturgeon River near its mouth at the west end of Prince Albert. The site has a fully serviced campground and a picnic area. Access is from Highway 3.[9] [10]