Sturgeon Lake (Northwestern Ontario)

Sturgeon Lake
Sturgeon Lake
Location	Kenora and Thunder Bay Districts, Ontario
Coordinates	49°58′28″N 90°46′08″W / 49.97444°N 90.76889°W / 49.97444; -90.76889Coordinates: 49°58′28″N 90°46′08″W / 49.97444°N 90.76889°W / 49.97444; -90.76889
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 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.

See also[]

• List of lakes in Ontario

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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