Sturgeon River (Big Fork River tributary)

Coordinates: 48°12′44″N 93°53′01″W / 48.21222°N 93.88361°W / 48.21222; -93.88361
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Sturgeon River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMinnesota

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 was named for its lake sturgeon.[2]

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  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.

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