Root River (Algoma District)

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Root River
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Location of the mouth of the Root River in Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Algoma
Physical characteristics
SourceUpper Island Lake
  location Island Lake
  coordinates 46°40′10″N84°15′31″W / 46.66944°N 84.25861°W / 46.66944; -84.25861
  elevation335 m (1,099 ft)
Mouth St. Marys River
  location
Sault Ste. Marie
  coordinates
46°32′32″N84°12′45″W / 46.54222°N 84.21250°W / 46.54222; -84.21250
  elevation
181 m (594 ft)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftCrystal Creek, Coldwater Creek
  rightWest 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.

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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

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