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, flowing mostly southward through

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and Delta County counties on the

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. The Sturgeon River rises as the outflow of Sixteenmile Lake in Alger County at and flows primarily southward into

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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.

Tributaries

(from the mouth) * (right) Bull Run ** Moss Lake *** Germaine Creek * (left) Morman Creek * (left) Moses Creek * (right) Eighteenmile Creek ** (left) Johnson Creek *** Kenobo Lake ** (right) Mink Creek *** Cache Lake ** (right) Chicago Lake ** Vista Lake ** Back Lake * (left) Little Black Creek * (left) Black Creek * (left) West Branch Sturgeon River ** West Branch Lake ** Round Lake ** Lake Stella * (right) Camp R Creek * Dam Lake ** (left) Little Aleck Lake ** (right) Wheelbarrow Lake *** Lake Twenty Five ** (left) Little Round Lake ** Sixteenmile Lake

References

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