Sachigo 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]

Sachigo River
Location of the mouth of the Sachigo River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
DistrictKenora
Physical characteristics
SourceBroadside Lake
  coordinates53°37′10″N 92°38′19″W
  elevation272 m (892 ft)
MouthSevern River
  coordinates
55°04′33″N 88°59′02″W
  elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Length380 km (240 mi)
Discharge 
  locationSachigo River below Beaverstone River[1]
  average144.25 m3/s (5,094 cu ft/s)
  minimum104.70 m3/s (3,697 cu ft/s)
  maximum191.53 m3/s (6,764 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemHudson Bay drainage basin
Tributaries 
  leftBeaver Stone River, Thorne River, Sherman River
  rightWapaseese River, Morrison River, Rottenfish River

Course

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

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

See also

References

  1. "Sachigo River below Beaverstone River". South and East Hudson Bay. R-ArcticNET. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
  2. "Sachigo River, Ontario Map".

Sources

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