Root River (Algoma District)

For other places with the same name, see Root River (disambiguation).
Root River
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Algoma
Tributaries
 - left Crystal Creek, Coldwater Creek
 - right West Root River
Source Upper Island Lake
 - location Island Lake
 - elevation 335 m (1,099 ft)
 - coordinates 46°40′10″N 84°15′31″W / 46.66944°N 84.25861°W / 46.66944; -84.25861
Mouth St. Marys River
 - location Sault Ste. Marie
 - elevation 181 m (594 ft)
 - coordinates 46°32′32″N 84°12′45″W / 46.54222°N 84.21250°W / 46.54222; -84.21250Coordinates: 46°32′32″N 84°12′45″W / 46.54222°N 84.21250°W / 46.54222; -84.21250
Location of the mouth of the Root River in Ontario.

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.

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