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Root River
Root River (Algoma District) is located in Ontario
Root River (Algoma District)
Location of the mouth of the Root River in Ontario
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Algoma
Physical characteristics
Main source Upper Island Lake
Island Lake
335 m (1,099 ft)
46°40′10″N 84°15′31″W / 46.66944°N 84.25861°W / 46.66944; -84.25861
River mouth St. Marys River
Sault Ste. Marie
181 m (594 ft)
46°32′32″N 84°12′45″W / 46.54222°N 84.21250°W / 46.54222; -84.21250
Basin features
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Crystal Creek, Coldwater Creek
  • Right:
    West Root River

The Root River is a river in Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It flows from Upper Island Lake at the community of Island Lake to its mouth at the St. Marys River.

Course

From Upper Island Lake, the river heads south and parallels Ontario Highway 552 to that highway's beginning at Ontario Highway 17 at the community of Heyden, then Highway 17 to the Odena neighbourhood of Sault Ste. Marie. It then heads east and southeast to reach its mouth at the St. Marys River, which forms a small delta called Bells Point.

Tributaries

  • Crystal Creek (left)
  • Coldwater Creek (left)
  • West Root River (right)
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