Sturgeon River (Delta County, Michigan)
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Sturgeon River is a river in the U.S. state
of Michigan
, flowing mostly southward through Alger County
and Delta County
counties in the Upper Peninsula.
The Sturgeon River rises as outflow of Sixteenmile Lake in Alger County at 46°17′35"N 86°46′00"W and flows primarily southward into the Big Bay de Noc
at 45°50′17"N 86°40′01"W.
The West Branch Sturgeon River rises at 46°09′56"N 86°43′46"W and flows southeast into the main stream at 46°08′43"N 86°41′14"W.
A post office named Sturgeon River opened near the mouth of the river on July 23, 1891. The name was changed to St. Jacques on June 22, 1904. It closed on November 30, 1913, re-opened April 11, 1919, and was discontinued on July 31, 1955.
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, flowing mostly southward through Alger County
Alger County, Michigan
Alger County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,601. Its county seat is Munising. The Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is located within the county.-History:...
and Delta County
Delta County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,520 people, 15,836 households, and 10,689 families residing in the county. The population density was 33 people per square mile . There were 19,223 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...
counties in the Upper Peninsula.
The Sturgeon River rises as outflow of Sixteenmile Lake in Alger County at 46°17′35"N 86°46′00"W and flows primarily southward into the Big Bay de Noc
Big Bay de Noc
Big Bay de Noc is a bay in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The bay, which opens into Lake Michigan's Green Bay, is enclosed by Delta County...
at 45°50′17"N 86°40′01"W.
The West Branch Sturgeon River rises at 46°09′56"N 86°43′46"W and flows southeast into the main stream at 46°08′43"N 86°41′14"W.
A post office named Sturgeon River opened near the mouth of the river on July 23, 1891. The name was changed to St. Jacques on June 22, 1904. It closed on November 30, 1913, re-opened April 11, 1919, and was discontinued on July 31, 1955.
Tributaries
(from the mouth)- (right) Bull Run
- Moss Lake
- Germaine Creek
- Moss Lake
- (left) Morman Creek
- (left) Moses Creek
- (right) Eighteenmile Creek
- (left) Johnson Creek
- Kenobo Lake
- (right) Mink Creek
- Cache Lake
- (right) Chicago Lake
- Vista Lake
- Back Lake
- (left) Johnson Creek
- (left) Little Black Creek
- (left) Black Creek
- (left) West Branch Sturgeon River
- West Branch Lake
- Round Lake
- Lake Stella
- (right) Camp R Creek
- Dam Lake
- (left) Little Aleck Lake
- (right) Wheelbarrow Lake
- Lake Twenty Five
- (left) Little Round Lake
- Sixteenmile Lake