The Sturgeon River is a river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in the Hudson Bay

Hudson Bay

Hudson Bay , sometimes called Hudson's Bay, is a large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada. It drains a very large area, about , that includes parts of Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Alberta, most of Manitoba, southeastern Nunavut, as well as parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota,...

 drainage basin

Drainage basin

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 located in Kenora

Kenora District, Ontario

Kenora District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1907 from parts of Rainy River District. It is, geographically, the largest division in that province; at 407,192.66 km2 it comprises almost 38 percent of the province's land area...

 and Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay District, Ontario

Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay....

 Districts in northwestern

Northwestern Ontario

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 Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. It travels 38.5 kilometres (23.9 mi) west from its head at Sturgeon Lake

Sturgeon Lake (Northwestern Ontario)

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...

, Thunder Bay District, through several intermediate lakes, to the Marchington River

Marchington River (Ontario)

The Marchington River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin located in Kenora and Thunder Bay Districts in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It travels from its head at Kashaweogama Lake in Thunder Bay District through a series of lakes to Marchington Lake, where it meets the Sturgeon River and...

 at Marchington Lake

Marchington Lake (Ontario)

Marchington Lake is a lake in the Hudson Bay drainage basin located near Sioux Lookout in the Kenora District of northwestern Ontario, Canada.- Hydrology :...

, Kenora District.

The CN

Canadian National Railway

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 transcontinental rail line crosses the river at its mouth near Robinson, and Highway 599

Highway 599 (Ontario)

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crosses at the eastern end near its head.