Firesteel River (Ontario)

Firesteel River
Location of the mouth of the Firesteel River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictThunder Bay
Physical characteristics
SourceTrap Lake
  coordinates49°12′42″N 90°26′58″W / 49.21167°N 90.44944°W / 49.21167; -90.44944
  elevation495 m (1,624 ft)
MouthSeine River
  coordinates
49°01′47″N 90°56′45″W / 49.02972°N 90.94583°W / 49.02972; -90.94583
  elevation
437 m (1,434 ft)
Length55 km (34 mi)
Basin features
River systemHudson Bay drainage basin
Tributaries 
  leftHay River (Canada), East Firesteel River
  rightTrewartha Creek, Beaver River, North Firesteel River

The Firesteel River is a river in Thunder Bay District, northwestern Ontario, Canada in the Hudson Bay drainage basin. It flows from Trap Lake, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the Canadian National Railway location of George and 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of the community of Upsala, southwest under the Canadian National Railway, the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline and Ontario Highway 17 to its mouth at the Seine River, 28 kilometres (17 mi) west of Upsala.