Sturgeon Lake (Northwestern Ontario)
For other places with the same name, see Sturgeon Lake (disambiguation).
| Sturgeon Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kenora and Thunder Bay Districts, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 49°58′28″N 90°46′08″W / 49.97444°N 90.76889°WCoordinates: 49°58′28″N 90°46′08″W / 49.97444°N 90.76889°W |
| Primary outflows | Sturgeon River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 59 km (37 mi) |
| Max. width | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 300 km2 (116 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 284 km (176.5 mi) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Sturgeon Lake is a lake in the Kenora and Thunder Bay districts in northwestern Ontario, Canada. The lake has many bays and arms, and is drained by the Sturgeon River. It has a shallow V shape, with one arm beginning near O'Briens Landing and extending 35 km (22 mi) north-east to Sturgeon Lake Narrows at the vertex of the "V", and the second arm continuing from there another 24 km (15 mi) north to a point 6.5 km (4.0 mi)south of Savant Lake. Savant Lake (Sturgeon Lake) Water Aerodrome is located on the lake.
References
- Atlas of Canada topographic map 52J4 retrieved 2007-11-11
- The Official Road Map of Ontario on-line section 13 retrieved 2007-11-11
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