Sturgeon River (Cheboygan County, Michigan)

Sturgeon River
Sturgeon River
	Sturgeon River flowing through Wolverine
	Location within the state of Michigan
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Livingston 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
• elevation	597 feet (182 m)

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[edit]

From the mouth:

(left) Little Sturgeon River^[5]
- (left) Crumley Creek^[7]
  - (left) Twin Lakes Creek^[8]
    - Roberts Lake^[9]
      - Cochran Lake^[10]
  - Goose Lake^[11]
- (right) Johnson Creek^[12]
- Corey Lake^[13]
(left) Beebe Creek^[14]
(right) West Branch Sturgeon River^[15]
- (right) Silver Lake^[16]
- (left) Allen Creek^[17]
- (right) Marl Creek^[18]
- (right) Reardon Lake^[19]
- (left) Woodin Lake^[20]
  - Berry Lake^[21]
    - Fitzek Lake^[22]
- Hoffman Lake^[23]
  - Kidney Lake^[24]
(right) Mud Creek^[25]
- Mud Lake^[26]
(left) Bradley Creek^[27]
- Lance Lake^[28]
  - Wildwood Lake^[29]
(right) Stewart Creek^[30]
(right) Club Stream^[31]
(left) Pickerel Creek^[32]
- Pickerel Lake^[33]
(right) Mossback Creek^[34]

References[edit]

[gnis-SR-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sturgeon River

[NHD-2] 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)

[LSR-5] 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

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