Sturgeon River (Big Fork River tributary)

Summary

The Sturgeon River is a river of Minnesota, located in Koochiching County[1] near Big Falls. It is a tributary of the Big Fork River.

Sturgeon River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMinnesota

Sturgeon River was named for its lake sturgeon.[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sturgeon River (Big Fork River tributary)
  2. ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 285.
  • Minnesota Watersheds
  • USGS Geographic Names Information Service
  • USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)

48°12′44″N 93°53′01″W / 48.21222°N 93.88361°W / 48.21222; -93.88361