Sturgeon Lake | |
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Location | Kenora District, Ontario |
Primary inflows | Sturgeon River |
Primary outflows | Sturgeon River |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 24.4 km (15.2 mi) |
Max. width | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
Surface area | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 45 km (28.0 mi) |
Surface elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Sturgeon Lake is a long, thin lake located in the Kenora District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada, 200 km (124 mi) along the Manitoba-Ontario border from Hudson Bay and 6.5 km (4.0 mi) from the Manitoba border.
The Sturgeon River flows north-west into and out of the lake, and eventually flows into Hudson Bay via the Hayes River.