Sturgeon River (Kenora District)

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The Sturgeon River is a right tributary of the English River in the extreme western part of the Canadian province of Ontario.

The Sturgeon River forms the outflow of Lake Sydney. He leaves it on its southern shore and flows south through the Canadian Shield. It flows through a series of lakes, including Lake Right, Roger Lake, Fletcher Lake, Cabin Lake and Salvesen Lake. Between the lakes of the Sturgeon River overcomes several rapids. Finally, the Sturgeon River empties into the Umfreville Lake, which is drained by the English River. Confusion River and Camp Fire River are major tributaries of the Sturgeon River. The river has a length of about 60 km. At the outflow from the Salvesen Lake of the average discharge is 10 m³ / s The catchment area at the level comprises 1530 km ².