Sturgeon Bar (or Sturgeon's Bar) is a small island in the Detroit River.[2] It is in Wayne County, in southeast Michigan. Its coordinates are 42°04′07″N 83°11′17″W / 42.06861°N 83.18806°W[1], and the United States Geological Survey gave its elevation as 571 ft (174 m) in 1980.[1] Numerous types of fish spawn at the island; a 1982 report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed lake sturgeon,[3]: 4 gizzard shad,[3]: 6 goldfish,[3]: 11 carp,[3]: 14 emerald shiner,[3]: 15 channel catfish,[3]: 19 bullhead catfish,[3]: 19 bluegill,[3]: 23 smallmouth bass,[3]: 25 and crappie.[3]: 26
Geography | |
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Location | Michigan |
Coordinates | 42°04′07″N 83°11′17″W / 42.06861°N 83.18806°W[1] |
Highest elevation | 571 ft (174 m)[1] |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | Michigan |
County | Wayne |
References
edit- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sturgeon Bar
- ^ "The Detroit River". Detroit River Coalition. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Atlas of Spawning and Nursery Areas of Great Lakes Fishes: Volume VIII, Detroit River". U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Biological Services. September 1, 1982 – via Google Books.