Firesteel River (Ontario)

Firesteel River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Thunder Bay
Part of Hudson Bay drainage basin
Tributaries
 - left Hay River (Canada), East Firesteel River
 - right Trewartha Creek, Beaver River, North Firesteel River
Source Trap Lake
 - elevation 495 m (1,624 ft)
 - coordinates 49°12′42″N 90°26′58″W / 49.21167°N 90.44944°W / 49.21167; -90.44944
Mouth Seine River
 - elevation 437 m (1,434 ft)
 - coordinates 49°01′47″N 90°56′45″W / 49.02972°N 90.94583°W / 49.02972; -90.94583Coordinates: 49°01′47″N 90°56′45″W / 49.02972°N 90.94583°W / 49.02972; -90.94583
Length 55 km (34 mi)
Location of the mouth of the Firesteel River in Ontario.

The Firesteel River is a river in Thunder Bay District, northwestern Ontario, Canada in the Hudson Bay drainage basin. It flows from Trap Lake, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the Canadian National Railway location of George and 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of the community of Upsala, southwest under the Canadian National Railway, the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline and Ontario Highway 17 to its mouth at the Seine River, 28 kilometres (17 mi) west of Upsala.

Tributaries

  • Trewartha Creek (right)
  • Beaver River (right)
  • Hay River (left)
  • East Firesteel River (left)
  • North Firesteel River (right)

See also

References

    • "Firesteel River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
    • "Topographic Map sheets 52G1, 52G2". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Archived from the original on 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-08-02.


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