Sturgeon River

English

Etymology

Most rivers, if not all, were named for the presence of sturgeon, the fish.

Proper noun

Sturgeon River

  1. A number of rivers in Canada:
    1. A river in Alberta, a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River and namesake of Sturgeon County.
    2. A river in Manitoba and Ontario, a tributary of the Echoing River.
    3. A river in Kenora District, Ontario, a tributary of the English River.
    4. A river in Kenora District and Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a tributary of the Marchington River.
    5. A short river in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, that flows into Lake Superior.
    6. A river in Timiskaming District, etc., Ontario, that flows into Lake Nipissing.
    7. A river in Simcoe County, Ontario, that flows into Georgian Bay.
    8. A river in Kings County, Prince Edward Island.
    9. A river in central Saskatchewan, a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River.
  2. A river in the United States:
    1. A river in Delta County, Michigan, that flows into Big Bay de Noc.
    2. A river in Houghton County, Michigan, that flows into Portage Lake.
    3. A river in Cheboygan County, Michigan, that flows into Burt Lake.
    4. A river in Dickinson County, Michigan, a tributary of the Menominee River.
    5. A river in Koochiching County, Minnesota, a tributary of the Big Fork River.
    6. A river in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, a tributary of the Little Fork River.
  3. An unorganized territory in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.