The Cochrane River is a river in

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and

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. References the course of the river in Saskatchewan only. Located in the

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of the

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, it flows from Wellbelove Bay on the northern end of

Wollaston Lake Wollaston Lake is a lake in north-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is northeast of Prince Albert. With a surface area of (excluding islands; if islands are included), it is the largest bifurcation lake in the world – that is, a lake tha ...

in north-eastern Saskatchewan to the north-east end of

Reindeer Lake Reindeer Lake is a lake in western Canada located on the border between north-eastern Saskatchewan and north-western Manitoba, with the majority in Saskatchewan. The name of the lake appears to be a translation of the Algonquian name. It is ...

in Manitoba. The river has a

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of and is part of the Churchill River drainage basin. 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 Lac Brochet is a lake in north-west Manitoba, Canada. The westernmost extensions of the lake reach almost to the border with Saskatchewan. Lac Brochet, Manitoba the main community and administrative centre of the Northlands First Nation is locate ...

) in Manitoba before entering Brochet Bay on the north-eastern end of the Manitoba section of Reindeer Lake. The remote Manitoba community of

is located on Lac Brochet, and

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and Barren Lands are near the river's mouth.

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Rivers of Saskatchewan Rivers of Manitoba Tributaries of Hudson Bay {{SKDivision18-geo-stub

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