Black Sturgeon River (Lake Superior)
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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 | |
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Black Sturgeon Lake 49 ° 17 ′ 21 ″ N , 88 ° 47 ′ 24 ″ W. |
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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 |
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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.