Black Sturgeon River (Lake Superior)

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Black Sturgeon River
Data
location Thunder Bay District in Ontario (Canada)
River system Saint Lawrence River
Drain over Saint Marys River  → St. Clair River  → Detroit River  → Niagara River  → Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
origin Black Sturgeon Lake
49 ° 17 ′ 21 ″  N , 88 ° 47 ′ 24 ″  W.
Source height 251  m
muzzle to Black Bay ( Lake Superior ) Coordinates: 48 ° 50 ′ 11 "  N , 88 ° 24 ′ 13"  W 48 ° 50 ′ 11 "  N , 88 ° 24 ′ 13"  W
Mouth height 184  m
Height difference 67 m
Bottom slope 0.93 ‰
length 72 km
Right tributaries Nonwatin River

The Black Sturgeon River is a tributary of Lake Superior in the Thunder Bay District in the Canadian province of Ontario .

The river has its origin in Black Sturgeon Lake, southwest of Lake Nipigon . It flows in a southerly direction and flows 20 south-southwest of Nipigon into Black Bay , a bay in Lake Superior. The Black Sturgeon River Provincial Park extends above the bridge of the Trans-Canada Highway ( Ontario Highway 11 ) over the upper and middle reaches of the Black Sturgeon River.

The Black Sturgeon River has a length of 72 km. On this route he overcomes a height of 67 m.