Sturgeon River (Little Fork River tributary)
Appearance
Sturgeon River | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Little Fork River |
• coordinates | 47°53′1″N 93°1′47″W / 47.88361°N 93.02972°W |
The Sturgeon River (Little Fork 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.
Sturgeon River was so named for its stock of rock sturgeon fish.[1]
See also
References
- ^ 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)