Sturgeon River (Big Fork River tributary)

Sturgeon River
Sturgeon River
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Minnesota

Last updated November 17, 2025

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]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sturgeon River (Big Fork River tributary)
↑ 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″N93°53′01″W / 48.21222°N 93.88361°W / 48.21222; -93.88361

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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.

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Sturgeon River (Big Fork River tributary)

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