The Sachigo River is a
river
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in the
Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay, sometimes called Hudson's Bay (usually historically), is a large body of Saline water, saltwater in northeastern Canada with a surface area of . It is located north of Ontario, west of Quebec, northeast of Manitoba, and southeast o ...
drainage basin
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in
Kenora District
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It is geographically the largest division in Ontario: at , it covers 38 percent of the province's area, making it larger ...
in
Northwestern Ontario
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,
Canada
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. It is a tributary of the
Severn River.
Course
The Sachigo River begins at Broadside Lake and flows northeast through Pasateko Lake, past the Sachigo Hills, to
Sachigo Lake, the location of the
Sachigo Lake First Nation
Sachigo Lake First Nation () is an Oji-Cree First Nation band government in Unorganized Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located on Sachigo Lake, part of the Sachigo River system and Hudson Bay drainage basin, approximat ...
and the
Sachigo Lake Airport
Sachigo Lake Airport is located north of the First Nations community of Sachigo Lake, Ontario, Canada.
Because Sachigo Lake First Nation is a "dry" community that forbids alcohol, each arriving passenger has their luggage searched in a sepa ...
, and where it takes in the right tributary
Morrison River. It then heads north, past the Wetiko Hills, to
Little Sachigo Lake, exits the lake east and heads once again northeast. The river divides into two branches, takes in the Sherman River on the left branch, then recombines. It continues northeast to reach its mouth at the Severn River, which flows to Hudson Bay.
Tributaries
*Beaver Stone River (left)
*Wapaseese River (right)
*Thorne River (left)
*Sherman River (left)
*Sachigo Lake
**Morrison River (right)
*Rottenfish River (right)
See also
*
List of rivers of Ontario
This is the list of rivers which are in and flow through Ontario. The watershed list includes tributaries as well.
Dee River, flows between Three Mile Lake and Lake Rosseau.
List of rivers arranged by watershed Hudson Bay
Atlantic Ocean
...
References
Sources
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* Shows the river course.
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External links
Imageof the Sachigo River, given as an example of a glacial spillway; at the Canadian Landscapes Photo Collection,
Geological Survey of Canada
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Canadian Heritage Rivers
Rivers of Kenora District
Tributaries of Hudson Bay