The Redstone River is a river

River

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 in the James Bay

James Bay

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 and Moose River

Moose River

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 drainage basins

Drainage basin

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 in Cochrane

Cochrane District, Ontario

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, Timiskaming

Timiskaming District, Ontario

Timiskaming is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district was created in 1912 from parts of Algoma, Nipissing, and Sudbury districts. In 1921, Cochrane District was created from parts of this district and parts of Thunder Bay...

 and Sudbury

Sudbury District, Ontario

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 Districts in northeastern

Northeastern Ontario

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 Ontario

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, Canada

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. It flows 87 kilometres (54 mi) from Semple Lake to its mouth at Night Hawk Lake

Night Hawk Lake

Night Hawk Lake is a lake in the city of Timmins, Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the James Bay and Moose River drainage basins and is the source of the Frederick House River, a tributary of the Abitibi River.-Tributaries:...

, the source of the Frederick House River

Frederick House River

The Frederick House River is a river in the James Bay and Moose River drainage basins in Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It flows from Night Hawk Lake in the city of Timmins to its mouth at the Abitibi River in Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part...

, a tributary of the Abitibi River

Abitibi River

The Abitibi River is a river in northeastern Ontario, Canada, which flows northwest from Lake Abitibi to join the Moose River which empties into James Bay. This river is long.The river was an important fur trading route for the Hudson's Bay Company...

.

Course

The Redstone river begins at Semple Lake in the northeast of the Unorganized North Part

Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part, Ontario

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 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

Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part, Ontario

Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part is an unorganized area in the Canadian province of Ontario, comprising almost all portions of the Timiskaming District which are not organized into incorporated municipalities...

 of Timiskaming District and onward into the city of Timmins

Timmins

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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).

Tributaries

• Croteau Creek (right)
• Shaw Creek (left)
• Kennedy Creek (left)
• Geikie Creek (right)
• Ferrier Creek (left)