Firesteel River (Seine River)
Firesteel River | ||
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location | Thunder Bay District in Ontario (Canada) | |
River system | Nelson River | |
Drain over | Seine River → Rainy River → Winnipeg River → Nelson River → Hudson Bay | |
origin | Trap Lake 49 ° 12 ′ 42 " N , 90 ° 26 ′ 58" W. |
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Source height | 495 m | |
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Its river coordinates: 49 ° 1 ′ 47 " N , 90 ° 56 ′ 45" W 49 ° 1 ′ 47 " N , 90 ° 56 ′ 45" W. |
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Mouth height | 437 m | |
Height difference | 58 m | |
Bottom slope | 1.1 ‰ | |
length | 55 km | |
Left tributaries | Hay River, East Firesteel River | |
Right tributaries | Trewartha Creek, Beaver River, North Firesteel River |
The Firesteel River is a right tributary of the Seine River in the Thunder Bay District in the southwest of the Canadian province of Ontario .
The Firesteel River has its origin in Trap Lake . It initially flows in a south-south-west direction, turns briefly to the north-west, takes the North Firesteel River from the right and flows back to the south-south-west. It later takes up the East Firesteel River from the left. The Trans-Canada Highway ( Ontario Highway 17 ) crosses the river 16 kilometers west of Upsala . A little later the Hay River flows into the Firesteel River from the left. The Firesteel River now flows in a westerly direction and meets the Seine River 35 km west of Upsala.
The Firesteel River has a length of 55 km. It has a height difference of 58 m. Measured from the source of the Firesteel River, the Winnipeg River reaches a total length of 813 km.