Redstone River (Haliburton County, Ontario)

The Redstone River is a river in the municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton County in central Ontario, Canada that flows from southern Algonquin Provincial Park to the Gull River.

Redstone River
Redstone River (Haliburton County, Ontario) is located in Southern Ontario
Redstone River (Haliburton County, Ontario)
Location of the mouth of the Redstone River in southern Ontario.
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionCentral Ontario
CountyHaliburton
MunicipalityDysart et al
Physical characteristics
SourceUpper Redstone Lake
 • coordinates45°20′51″N 78°26′38″W / 45.34750°N 78.44389°W / 45.34750; -78.44389
 • elevation464 m (1,522 ft)
MouthGreen Lake on the Gull River
 • coordinates
45°06′27″N 78°37′47″W / 45.10750°N 78.62972°W / 45.10750; -78.62972
 • elevation
308 m (1,010 ft)
Basin features
River systemGreat Lakes Basin
Tributaries 
 • leftHarburn Creek
 • rightEyre Creek (Ontario)

Course

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The river begins at Upper Redstone Lake in southern Algonquin Provincial Park. It flows southwest through the Haliburton Forest to Eyre Lake where it takes in the right tributary Eyre Creek, then through Little Redstone Lake to Redstone Lake where it takes in the left tributary Harburn Creek. The waters of the lake exit through two outflows. At the southeast, the East Redstone Dam controls the outflow to and is the source of the East Redstone River, which flows downstream over the East Redstone River Dam to Eagle lake on the Gull River. At the southwest, the West Redstone Dam controls the outflow to the Redstone River, which flows west then southwest to its mouth at Green Lake also on the Gull River but further downstream, west of the community of West Guilford and just north of Ontario Highway 118. The Gull River flows as part of the Trent–Severn Waterway via the Trent River to Lake Ontario. Since the Gull River system flows to the summit of the waterway at Balsam Lake, its tributaries including Redstone River serve as an important water flow control reservoir.

Tributaries

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  • Harburn Creek (left)
  • Eyre Creek (right)

See also

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References

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  • "Redstone River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
  • "Topographic Map sheets 31E2, 31E8". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
  • McMurtrie, Jeffrey (2008). "Algonquin Provincial Park and the Haliburton Highlands". Wikimedia Commons. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-08-15.