Sturgeon River is a river in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Michigan

Michigan

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, flowing mostly northward through Otsego

Otsego County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,301 people, 8,995 households, and 6,539 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 13,375 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...

 and Cheboygan

Cheboygan County, Michigan

-Commercial Airline:There are no commercial airline airports in Cheboygan County but the nearest ones are Alpena County Regional Airport, Chippewa County International Airport , and Cherry Capital Airport...

 counties.

The Sturgeon River rises in Livingston Township, Otsego County

Otsego County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,301 people, 8,995 households, and 6,539 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 13,375 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...

 near the city of Gaylord

Gaylord, Michigan

Gaylord is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,681. It is the county seat of Otsego County. The city is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord; it is by far the smallest settlement serving as the location of an active Roman...

 at 45°01′49"N 84°38′18"W. It flows into Burt Lake

Burt Lake

Burt Lake is a 17,120 acre lake in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The western shore of the lake is on the boundary with Emmet County...

 in the community of Indian River

Indian River, Michigan

Indian River is an unincorporated community in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes and is not legally recognized as a municipality. The population was 2,008 at the 2000 census....

. A channel formerly flowed into the Indian River

Indian River (Mullett Lake)

Indian River in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is a short waterway in Cheboygan County that flows from Burt Lake at to Mullett Lake at...

 at 45°24′47"N 84°36′36"W, though the main course of the river now emties directly into Burt Lake.

The West Branch Sturgeon River rises in southeast Charlevoix County

Charlevoix County, Michigan

-Airports:*Beaver Island is served by two airlines:**Welke Airport**Beaver Island Airport-Ferry service:*Beaver Island Boat Company maintains a regular auto ferry from Charlevoix:*The Ironton Ferry at Ironton, Michigan crosses the south arm of Lake Charlevoix...

 at 45°07′49"N 84°47′55"W and flows into the main stream at 45°16′19"N 84°36′03"W in Wolverine

Wolverine, Michigan

Wolverine is a village in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 359 at the 2000 census.The village is in the sparsely populated southwest corner of Cheboygan County, lying mostly within Nunda Township, though a small portion lies in adjacent Wilmot Township...

.

The Little Sturgeon River

Little Sturgeon River

-References:*...

 rises in Cheboygan County

Cheboygan County, Michigan

-Commercial Airline:There are no commercial airline airports in Cheboygan County but the nearest ones are Alpena County Regional Airport, Chippewa County International Airport , and Cherry Capital Airport...

 northeast of Wolverine at 45°17′55"N 84°33′37"W and flows north on a course generally parallel to the Sturgeon River. The mouth of the Little Sturgeon River is at 45°24′19"N 84°36′32"W on the former channel of the Sturgeon River that into the Indian River.

Tributaries

From the mouth:

• (left) Little Sturgeon River
  Little Sturgeon River
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  • (left) Crumley Creek
    • (left) Twin Lakes Creek
      • Roberts Lake
        • Cochran Lake
    • Goose Lake
  • (right) Johnson Creek
  • Corey Lake
• (left) Beebe Creek
• (right) West Branch Sturgeon River
  • (right) Silver Lake
  • (left) Allen Creek
  • (right) Marl Creek
  • (right) Reardon Lake
  • (left) Woodin Lake
    • Berry Lake
      • Fitzek Lake
  • Hoffman Lake
    • Kidney Lake
• (right) Mud Creek
  • Mud Lake
• (left) Bradley Creek
  • Lance Lake
    • Wildwood Lake
• (right) Stewart Creek
• (right) Club Stream
• (left) Pickerel Creek
  • Pickerel Lake
• (right) Mossback Creek