Cochrane River (Canada)

The Cochrane River is a river in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada.[2][4] Located in the boreal forest of the Canadian Shield, it flows from Wellbelove Bay on the northern end of Wollaston Lake in north-eastern Saskatchewan to the north-east end of Reindeer Lake in Manitoba. The river has a drainage basin of 28,400 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi)[1] and is part of the Churchill River drainage basin.[3]

Cochrane River
Location of the mouth of the Cochrane River in Canada
Location
CountryCanada
Physical characteristics
SourceWollaston Lake
 • locationSaskatchewan
 • coordinates58°38′27″N 103°01′01″W
 • elevation398 m (1,306 ft)
MouthReindeer Lake
 • location
Manitoba
 • coordinates
57°53′6″N 101°34′14″W
 • elevation
337 m (1,106 ft)
Length250 km (160 mi)
Basin size28,400 km2 (11,000 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationnear Brochet[1]
 • average167 m3/s (5,900 cu ft/s)[1]
Basin features
River systemChurchill River drainage basin
[2][3]

The river flows north then east through a series of lakes (Bannock Lake and Charcoal Lake) in Saskatchewan and then flows in a southerly direction through lakes (Misty Lake and Lac Brochet) in Manitoba[5] before entering Brochet Bay on the north-eastern end of the Manitoba section of Reindeer Lake.

The remote Manitoba community of Lac Brochet is located on Lac Brochet, and Brochet and Barren Lands are near the river's mouth.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Cochrane River near Brochet - 3119". R-ArcticNet. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  2. "Cochrane River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-29. References full course of the river in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
  3. "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  4. "Cochrane River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-07-10. References the course of the river in Saskatchewan only.
  5. Map 9 (PDF) (Map). Official highway map of Manitoba. Manitoba Infrastructure. July 2016. Retrieved 2018-07-12.



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