Sturgeon Dam (1.7 miles)Class III-IV
1.7 Miles
Avg Gradient 35 fpm
Sturgeon River ca. 1922
Sturgeon River ca. 1922 Photo by image courtesy of WE Energies Gauge Information
Sturgeon (Dickinson)
Sturgeon Dam (1.7 miles) III-IV
River DescriptionAs a result of the Wilderness Shores Settlement Agreement (by WE Energies), removal of the Sturgeon Dam (near Norway, MI) has resulted in a new paddling destination which is convenient to other area rivers (Piers Gorge on the Menominee and Horeserace Rapids on the Paint).The removal process was started summer of 2003 and completed autumn of 2005. This removal yielded about 1/3 mile of whitewater located in a scenic gorge. This should be big water class III and IV during the high flows of early season and more moderate class II and III in the summer months. See additonal 'User Comments' attached below for the most recent information regarding this reach. For current information on the removal process, please see WE Energies's Sturgeon River Restoration Project. StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2007-04-16 12:01:06
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Current Conditions
Station Graphs |
| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| State | River Name/Section | Class | Level | Rel. Level | Updated | |
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| MI | Ford— Hwy.2 to Hwy.35 (7.75 miles) | II-III | 26 cfs | low | 10/7 19:45 | |
| MI | Sturgeon (Dickinson)— Sturgeon Dam (1.7 miles) | III-IV | 26 cfs* | low | 10/7 19:45 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 1839 |
| USGS Station: | 04059500 |
| HUC: | 04030109 |
| Latitude: | 45.7556 |
| Longitude: | -87.2014 |
| Class: | 4 |
No guide books for this stream. If you know of a book that describes this stream please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. User Comments |
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2006-04-11 14:36:21 (910 days ago)
Nate Alwine
In 2006 Ran at 1600 cfs. Carried up from the take out to about 1 mile above where the dam used to be just above a narrow dells. (The point where the canyon pretty much ends) and ran back to the parking lot. At 1600 cfs this run is a hoot! But be cautious to search for logs. During our run the rapid where the dam used to be had logs choking the main channel to river right so we had to take the river left channel. There are 3 holes at the end of the rapids that look pretty munchy. In fact 2 of our group got stuck in the bottom most hole on river right and kept them for a while before finally flushing them.<br />
In 2007 Ran at same level and holes at end of run are now more like big waves and not so keepy. The river right channel just below where the dam used to be was log free, but looked low head damish. We took the river left channel again.
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2005-10-31 21:49:53 (1072 days ago)
Mike Croak
Myself and three others paddled this yesterday. It has <br />
a very dramatic inner gorge with high banks of sand. <br />
The re-bar appears to be gone and so is the dam, but <br />
watch out for logs. We put in from a wooden bridge <br />
off of G69. This gave us a long flatwater approach. <br />
Although it was very scenic, and even had a little dells, <br />
most whitewater paddlers will want to just carry up <br />
and only run the whitewater.
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No rapids entered. If you know names, and locations of the rapids please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. 
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