Sachigo River

Sachigo River
Location of the mouth of the Sachigo River in Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
District	Kenora
Physical characteristics
Source	Broadside Lake
• coordinates	53°37′10″N 92°38′19″W / 53.61944°N 92.63861°W / 53.61944; -92.63861
• elevation	272 m (892 ft)
Mouth	Severn River
• coordinates	55°04′33″N 88°59′02″W / 55.07583°N 88.98389°W / 55.07583; -88.98389
• elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Length	380 km (240 mi)
Discharge
• location	Sachigo River below Beaverstone River[1]
• average	144.25 m3/s (5,094 cu ft/s)
• minimum	104.70 m3/s (3,697 cu ft/s)
• maximum	191.53 m3/s (6,764 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system	Hudson Bay drainage basin
Tributaries
• left	Beaver Stone River, Thorne River, Sherman River
• right	Wapaseese River, Morrison River, Rottenfish River

The Sachigo River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is a tributary of the Severn River.^[2]

Course[edit]

The Sachigo River begins at Broadside Lake and flows northeast through Pasateko Lake, past the Sachigo Hills, to Sachigo Lake, the location of the Sachigo Lake First Nation and the Sachigo Lake Airport, and where it takes in the right tributary Morrison River. It then heads north, past the Wetiko Hills, to Little Sachigo Lake, exits the lake east and heads once again northeast. The river divides into two branches, takes in the Sherman River on the left branch, then recombines. It continues northeast to reach its mouth at the Severn River, which flows to Hudson Bay.

Tributaries[edit]

• Beaver Stone River (left)
• Wapaseese River (right)
• Thorne River (left)
• Sherman River (left)
• Sachigo Lake
  • Morrison River (right)
• Rottenfish River (right)

See also[edit]

• List of rivers of Ontario

References[edit]

Sources[edit]

External links[edit]

• Image of the Sachigo River, given as an example of a glacial spillway; at the Canadian Landscapes Photo Collection, Geological Survey of Canada