Sturgeon River (Little Fork River)
The Sturgeon 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, and is a tributary of the Little Fork River.
Sturgeon River was so named for its stock of rock sturgeon fish.
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)