Redstone River (Northeastern Ontario)

This article is about the river in Northeastern Ontario in Cochrane, Sudbury and Timiskaming Districts. For the river in Central Ontario in Haliburton County, see Redstone River (Haliburton County, Ontario).
Redstone River
River
Country Canada, North America
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
Districts Cochrane, Timiskaming, Sudbury
Part of James Bay drainage basin
Source Semple Lake
 - location Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part, Sudbury District
 - elevation 366 m (1,201 ft)
 - coordinates 47°59′35″N 81°18′00″W / 47.99306°N 81.30000°W / 47.99306; -81.30000
Mouth Night Hawk Lake
 - location Timmins, Cochrane District
 - elevation 274 m (899 ft)
 - coordinates 48°27′19″N 81°02′24″W / 48.45528°N 81.04000°W / 48.45528; -81.04000Coordinates: 48°27′19″N 81°02′24″W / 48.45528°N 81.04000°W / 48.45528; -81.04000
Length 87 km (54 mi)
Location of the mouth of the Redstone River in Ontario.

The Redstone River is a river in the James Bay drainage basin in Cochrane, Timiskaming and Sudbury Districts in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It flows 87 kilometres (54 mi) from Semple Lake to its mouth at Night Hawk Lake, the source of the Frederick House River.[2]

Course

For a map showing the river course, see this reference.[2]

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.

Tributaries

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Redstone River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
  2. 1 2 "Redstone River". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2012-06-01. Shows the course of the river on a topographic map.
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