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The astounding depth of the river and general good water quality support a population of the ancient sturgeon. Up until May 2018, the record largest fish ever caught in the state of Minnesota was a 70-inch (1.8 m), 94 pound 4 oz (42.8 kg) sturgeon caught in the Kettle River in 1994.
The lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), also known as the rock sturgeon, [7] is a North American temperate freshwater fish, one of about 25 species of sturgeon.Like other sturgeons, this species is a bottom feeder and has a partly cartilaginous skeleton, an overall streamlined shape, and skin bearing rows of bony plates on the sides and back.
This is a list of lakes of Minnesota. Although promoted as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", Minnesota has 11,842 lakes of 10 acres (4.05 ha) or more. [ 1 ] The 1968 state survey found 15,291 lake basins, of which 3,257 were dry. [ 2 ]
The biggest sturgeon of the season, to date, is Kurt Knoll's 148-pound female, which he speared out of the Upriver Lakes Feb. 17. Of the sturgeon harvested this year so far, eight have weighed ...
Watersheds [1] of Minnesota. Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for 69,000 miles (111,000 km). The Mississippi River begins its journey from its headwaters at Lake Itasca and crosses the Iowa border 680 mi (1,094 km) downstream.
In 1895, the Swan River Logging Company built a railroad to Sturgeon Lake. The railroad hauled logs to the Swan River where they were floated down the Mississippi River to Minneapolis sawmills. Over the years, the area became a popular picnic and tenting ground for people from the Iron Range. When the property owner John A. McCarthy died in ...
The Great Lakes Aquarium opened in 2000 and is located on the Duluth waterfront. A 501(c)(3) private nonprofit, Great Lakes Aquarium features animals and habitats found within the Great Lakes basin and other worldwide ecosystems such as the Amazon River or Pacific reefs.
Sturgeon Lake is a lake in Goodhue County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1] Sturgeon Lake was named for the shovelnose sturgeon in its waters. [2] See also