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Redstone River (Northeastern Ontario)

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- elevation
  
366 m (1,201 ft)

Length
  
87 km

Province
  
Ontario

- elevation
  
274 m (899 ft)

Mouth
  
Night Hawk Lake

Redstone River (Northeastern Ontario)

- location
  
Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part, Sudbury District

- location
  
Timmins, Cochrane District

The Redstone River is a river in the James Bay drainage basin in Cochrane, Timiskaming and Sudbury Districts in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It flows 87 kilometres (54 mi) from Semple Lake to its mouth at Night Hawk Lake, the source of the Frederick House River.

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CourseEdit

For a map showing the river course, see this reference.

The Redstone river begins at Semple Lake in the northeast of the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District at an elevation of 366 metres (1,201 ft). It flows southeast to Redstone Lake, then heads northeast through the northwest strip of the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District and onward into the city of Timmins in Cochrane District. The river then reaches its mouth at the western side of Night Hawk Lake at an elevation of 274 metres (899 ft). The lake empties via the Frederick House River, the Abitibi River and the Moose River to James Bay.

TributariesEdit

  • Croteau Creek (right)
  • Shaw Creek (left)
  • Kennedy Creek (left)
  • Geikie Creek (right)
  • Ferrier Creek (left)
  • References

    Redstone River (Northeastern Ontario) Wikipedia