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Sturgeon River (Cheboygan County, Michigan)

Coordinates: 45°24′24″N 84°37′39″W / 45.40667°N 84.62750°W / 45.40667; -84.62750
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Sturgeon River
Sturgeon River flowing through Wolverine
Sturgeon River (Cheboygan County, Michigan) is located in Michigan
Sturgeon River (Cheboygan County, Michigan)
Location within the state of Michigan
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLivingston Township, Otsego County, Michigan
Mouth 
 • location
Burt Lake in Tuscarora Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan
 • coordinates
45°24′24″N 84°37′39″W / 45.40667°N 84.62750°W / 45.40667; -84.62750
 • elevation
597 feet (182 m)[1]

Sturgeon River is a 40.8-mile-long (65.7 km)[2] river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing mostly northward through Otsego and Cheboygan counties.

The Sturgeon River rises in Livingston Township, Otsego County, near the city of Gaylord at 45°01′49″N 84°38′18″W / 45.03028°N 84.63833°W / 45.03028; -84.63833. It flows into Burt Lake in the community of Indian River. A channel formerly flowed into the Indian River at 45°24′47″N 84°36′36″W / 45.41306°N 84.61000°W / 45.41306; -84.61000, but the main course of the river now empties directly into Burt Lake.[3]

The West Branch Sturgeon River rises in southeast Charlevoix County at 45°07′49″N 84°47′55″W / 45.13028°N 84.79861°W / 45.13028; -84.79861 and flows 17.5 miles (28.2 km)[2] to the main stream at 45°16′19″N 84°36′03″W / 45.27194°N 84.60083°W / 45.27194; -84.60083 in Wolverine.[4]

The Little Sturgeon River rises in Cheboygan County northeast of Wolverine at 45°17′55″N 84°33′37″W / 45.29861°N 84.56028°W / 45.29861; -84.56028 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 / 45.40528°N 84.60889°W / 45.40528; -84.60889 on the former channel of the Sturgeon River that flows into the Indian River.[5]

With an average descent of 14 feet per mile, the Sturgeon River is the fastest river in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. The water is crystal-clear since it begins as a spring-fed stream. The average depth is 3–4 feet, however, there are deeper pools that can reach 5–8 feet, usually around the outside of bends.[6]

Tributaries

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From the mouth:

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sturgeon River
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed November 21, 2011
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sturgeon River (Cheboygan County)
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Sturgeon River (Cheboygan County)
  5. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Sturgeon River
  6. ^ "River Info". Big Bear Adventures. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crumley Creek
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Twin Lakes Creek
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roberts Lake
  10. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cochran Lake
  11. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goose Lake
  12. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Johnson Creek
  13. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corey Lake
  14. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beebe Creek
  15. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Sturgeon River
  16. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Lake
  17. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allen Creek
  18. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marl Creek
  19. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reardon Lake
  20. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodin Lake
  21. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Berry Lake
  22. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fitzek Lake
  23. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hoffman Lake
  24. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kidney Lake
  25. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mud Creek
  26. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mud Lake
  27. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bradley Creek
  28. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lance Lake
  29. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wildwood Lake
  30. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewart Creek
  31. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Club Stream
  32. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickerel Creek
  33. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickerel Lake
  34. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mossback Creek