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Firesteel River (Ontario)

Coordinates: 49°01′47″N 90°56′45″W / 49.02972°N 90.94583°W / 49.02972; -90.94583
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Firesteel River
Firesteel River (Ontario) is located in Ontario
Firesteel River (Ontario)
Location of the mouth of the Firesteel River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictThunder Bay
Physical characteristics
SourceTrap Lake
 • coordinates49°12′42″N 90°26′58″W / 49.21167°N 90.44944°W / 49.21167; -90.44944
 • elevation495 m (1,624 ft)
MouthSeine River
 • coordinates
49°01′47″N 90°56′45″W / 49.02972°N 90.94583°W / 49.02972; -90.94583
 • elevation
437 m (1,434 ft)
Length55 km (34 mi)
Basin features
River systemHudson Bay drainage basin
Tributaries 
 • leftHay River (Canada), East Firesteel River
 • rightTrewartha Creek, Beaver River, North Firesteel River

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

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

See also

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Sources

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  • "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.