The Sachigo River is a river

River

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 in the Hudson Bay

Hudson Bay

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 drainage basin

Drainage basin

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 in Kenora District in Northwestern

Northwestern Ontario

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 Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is a tributary of the Severn River

Severn River (northern Ontario)

The Severn River is a river in northern Ontario. The northern Ontario river has its headwaters near the western border of the province. From the head of the Black Birch River, the Severn River is long and its drainage basin is 102,800 km² , a small portion of which is in Manitoba...

.

Course

The Sachigo River begins at Pasateko Lake and flows northeast, past the Sachigo Hills, to Sachigo Lake

Sachigo Lake

Sachigo Lake is a lake in Unorganized Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is on the Sachigo River and is part of the Hudson Bay drainage basin....

, the location of the Sachigo Lake First Nation

Sachigo Lake First Nation

Sachigo Lake First Nation is an Oji-Cree First Nation in Unorganized Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located on Sachigo Lake, part of the Sachigo River system and Hudson Bay drainage basin, approximately north of the town of Sioux Lookout...

 and the Sachigo Lake Airport

Sachigo Lake Airport

Sachigo Lake Airport, , is located north of the First Nations community of Sachigo Lake, Ontario, Canada.Because Sachigo Lake First Nation is a "dry" community that forbids alcohol, each arriving passenger has their luggage searched in a separate arrivals building to make sure they are not...

. It then heads north, past the Wetiko Hills, to Little Sachigo Lake

Little Sachigo Lake

Little Sachigo Lake is a lake in Unorganized Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is on the Sachigo River and is part of the Hudson Bay drainage basin....

, 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)

External links

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