Sturgeon Bar | |
Image Alt: | Aerial image of an island. |
Pushpin Map: | WayneCountyMI#Michigan#USA |
Coordinates: | 42.0686°N -83.1881°W |
Location: | Michigan |
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Elevation Ft: | 571 |
Country: | United States |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | State |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | County |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Wayne |
Sturgeon Bar (or Sturgeon's Bar) is a small island in the Detroit River. It is in Wayne County, in southeast Michigan. Its coordinates are 42.0686°N -83.1881°W, and the United States Geological Survey gave its elevation as in 1980. Numerous types of fish spawn at the island; a 1982 report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listedlake sturgeon,gizzard shad,goldfish,carp,emerald shiner,channel catfish,bullhead catfish,bluegill,smallmouth bass,and crappie.