Sturgeon Lake (Northwestern Ontario)

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The Lake Sturgeon (Sturgeon is the engl. Term for sturgeon) is a lake in northwestern Ontario, Canada.

The Sturgeon Lake is located 80 km north of Ignace. The lake stretches with a length of 59 km above the Kenora and Thunder Bay District. It is divided into a southern and a northern part and a smaller connector. Its maximum width is 7.5 km. The Sturgeon Lake has an area of 214 km ². The deepest part of the lake, located near the south end of the lake, measures 93 m. The lake is drained by the Sturgeon River west to the Marchington River and English River. At the northern end of the lake, the airfield Savant Lake is located (Sturgeon Lake ) Water Aerodrome. O'Brien's Landing is located at the southern end of the lake. The Ontario Highway 599 leads in parts west along the lake.

The Sturgeon Lake is considered a good fishing waters. In the lake following fish species are caught: walleye, pike, lake trout and American Heringsmaräne.