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
Country	Canada
Physical characteristics
Source	Wollaston Lake
⁃ location	Saskatchewan
⁃ coordinates	58°38′27″N 103°01′01″W
⁃ elevation	398 m (1,306 ft)
Mouth	Reindeer Lake
⁃ location	Manitoba
⁃ coordinates	57°53′6″N 101°34′14″W
⁃ elevation	337 m (1,106 ft)
Length	250 km (160 mi)
Basin size	28,400 km2 (11,000 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
⁃ location	near Brochet[1]
⁃ average	167 m3/s (5,900 cu ft/s)[1]
Basin features
River system	Churchill 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]