Sturgeon River (Alberta)
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For other uses, see Sturgeon River (disambiguation).
The Sturgeon River is a 260-kilometre-long (160 mi) river in central Alberta. It is a major tributary of the North Saskatchewan River.[1] The river crosses Sturgeon County, which was named for this river. For much of its length, the Sturgeon is the northwestern-most major river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin, as the river runs close to and parallel to the Arctic Divide.
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Sturgeon River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Cities | St. Albert |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Hoople Lake, Alberta |
• elevation | 840 m (2,760 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | North Saskatchewan River |
• coordinates | 53°46′05″N 113°10′15″W |
• elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
Length | 260 km (160 mi) |
Basin size | 3,301 km2 (1,275 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 1 m3/s (35 cu ft/s) |
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At the Villeneuve station, Sturgeon River has a discharge of 0.4 to 3 m3/s.[2]
Fish species which may be found in the river include: walleye, pike, perch, burbot, goldeye, sturgeon, whitefish, and sauger.