Root River (Kenora District)

For other places with the same name, see Root River (disambiguation).
Root River
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
District Kenora
Part of Hudson Bay drainage basin
Source Unnamed lake
 - elevation 442 m (1,450 ft)
 - coordinates 50°46′12″N 92°06′48″W / 50.77000°N 92.11333°W / 50.77000; -92.11333
Mouth Lac Seul
 - elevation 357 m (1,171 ft)
 - coordinates 50°40′07″N 91°41′55″W / 50.66861°N 91.69861°W / 50.66861; -91.69861Coordinates: 50°40′07″N 91°41′55″W / 50.66861°N 91.69861°W / 50.66861; -91.69861
Location of the mouth of the Root River in Ontario

The Root River is a river in the Unorganized Part of Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] The river is part of the Hudson Bay drainage basin, is a tributary of Lac Seul, and serves as the conduit for waters diverted from Lake St. Joseph, the source of the Albany River in the adjacent James Bay drainage basin.

Course

The river begins at an unnamed lake and heads east then northeast to Otatakan Lake, where it takes in the left tributary Wesley River. It flows east, takes in the diverted waters from Lake St. Joseph as a left tributary, then turns south, passes over the Nattaway Falls, and reaches Adamhay Lake. The river heads west, and reaches its mouth at Anenimus Bay on Lac Seul. Lac Seul flows via the English River, Winnipeg River and Nelson River to Hudson Bay.

Tributaries

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