Sturgeon River is a

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in the

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in the central part of the

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. It flows from its source in the Waskesiu Hills in

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to the

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, just west of the city of

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Course

The Sturgeon River begins at a small lake named Antoine Lake in the Nimrod Hills range of the Waskesiu Hills in

. From the lake, the river heads west through

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s, and glacier carved valleys to the western boundary of Prince Albert National Park, at which point it turns south following a glacial spillway that was formed at the end of the

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. Sturgeon River continues south through the spillway forming the western boundary of the park and the eastern boundaries of the rural municipalities of Big River No. 555 and Canwood No. 494. The river carries on south through the RM of Shellbrook No. 493, Sturgeon Lake and Sturgeon Lake First Nation, and

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en route to the North Saskatchewan River. The river's mouth is west of Prince Albert at Peter Pond Point. The North Saskatchewan River heads east from there and meets the

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about from Prince Albert at

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to form the

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Tributaries

The following are Sturgeon River's tributaries from the source in the Waskesiu Hills to the mouth at the

: *Lost Creek begins at Erickson Lake and flows south-west. *Crossman Creek begins at Crossman Lake and flows north-west. *Lofthouse Brook begins at a small lake in the Nimrod Hills just south of Antoine Lake and north of the source of Spruce River and flows west. *Fox Creek begins at Fox Lake and flows south-west to meet. *Rabbit Creek begins at Spruce and Leroy Lakes and flows south-west. **Flat Creek *Sugar Creek * Shell River, formally Shell Brook, begins at Shell Lake and flows east. **Mistowasis Creek **Tippicanoe Creek **Vant Creek **Sucker Creek

Sturgeon River Recreation Site

Sturgeon River Recreation Site () is a provincial recreation site located along the banks of the Sturgeon River near its mouth at the west end of Prince Albert. The site has a fully serviced campground and a picnic area. Access is from

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References

{{Authority control Rivers of Saskatchewan North Saskatchewan River Prince Albert National Park Tributaries of Hudson Bay Shellbrook No. 493, Saskatchewan Canwood No. 494, Saskatchewan Big River No. 555, Saskatchewan Buckland No. 491, Saskatchewan Division No. 15, Saskatchewan Division No. 16, Saskatchewan

Course

Tributaries

Sturgeon River Recreation Site

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