Michigan · Schoolcraft / Alger Co.

Sturgeon River (UP)

★ Wild & Scenic

Schoolcraft / Alger Co. · 42 mi · Class I-II

Optimal: 90–275 CFS · USGS #04057510

258CFS

5.02 ft gauge height

Optimal

→Stable

Avg flow: 189 cfsHist. median: 0 cfsUSGS #04057510

National Wild & Scenic River · Designated Water Trail · U.S. Forest Service

About

Designated Wild & Scenic and managed by the U.S. Forest Service, the Sturgeon River runs 42 miles through remote forest corridor at an average of 189 CFS. Optimal flows range from 90 to 275 CFS, monitored at USGS gauge 04057510. The river divides into three main sections: County Road 440 to Fourteen Mile Bridge, Fourteen Mile Bridge to Flowing Well Campground, and Flowing Well Campground to County Road 497. As part of the designated water trail system, the Sturgeon offers multi-day wilderness paddling through protected forest lands with established camping at Flowing Well Campground.

Solunar Fishing Activity

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Waxing Crescent

15% illumination

Poor

★ Moon overhead
9:17 AM

Moonrise
1:23 PM

Moonset
5:11 AM

★ Moon underfoot
9:17 PM

Next full moon: May 3111 days

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Data Quality

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