Sturgeon River (Delta County, Michigan)


Sturgeon River is a river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing mostly southward through Alger County and Delta County counties on the Upper Peninsula.
The Sturgeon River rises as the outflow of Sixteenmile Lake in Alger County at and flows primarily southward into Big Bay de Noc of Lake Michigan at.
The West Branch Sturgeon River rises at and flows southeast into the main stream at.
A post office named Sturgeon River opened near the mouth of the river on July 23, 1891. The name was changed to St. Jacques on June 22, 1904. It closed on November 30, 1913, re-opened April 11, 1919, and was discontinued on July 31, 1955.

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