Sturgeon Lake is a long, thin lake located in the Kenora District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada, 200 km (124 mi) along the Manitoba-Ontario border from Hudson Bay and 6.5 km (4.0 mi) from the Manitoba border.

Sturgeon Lake
Sturgeon Lake is located in Ontario
Sturgeon Lake
Sturgeon Lake
LocationKenora District, Ontario
Coordinates55°23′48″N 90°54′19″W / 55.39667°N 90.90528°W / 55.39667; -90.90528
Primary inflowsSturgeon River
Primary outflowsSturgeon River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length24.4 km (15.2 mi)
Max. width1 km (0.6 mi)
Surface area14 km2 (5 sq mi)
Shore length145 km (28.0 mi)
Surface elevation88 m (289 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Sturgeon River flows north-west into and out of the lake, and eventually flows into Hudson Bay via the Hayes River.

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