Sturgeon River (Little Fork River tributary)
Appearance
Sturgeon River | |
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The Sturgeon River in French Township | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Minnesota |
Mouth | |
• location | Little Fork River |
• coordinates | 47°53′1″N 93°1′47″W / 47.88361°N 93.02972°W |
The Sturgeon River is a river of Minnesota, United States, located in Saint Louis County. It flows through Sturgeon Township and French Township, north of Chisholm and Hibbing, and is a tributary of the Little Fork River.
Sturgeon River was so named for its stock of rock sturgeon fish.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 490.
- Minnesota Watersheds
- USGS Geographic Names Information Service
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)