| Redstone River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Redstone Plateau |
| • elevation | 1,068 m (3,504 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Mackenzie River |
• coordinates | 64°17′10″N 124°32′40″W / 64.28611°N 124.54444°W[1] |
• elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
| Length | 289 km (180 mi) |
| Basin size | 16,400 km2 (6,300 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 174 m3/s (6,100 cu ft/s)[2] |
| • minimum | 10 m3/s (350 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 3,750 m3/s (132,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Southwest-northeast |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Moose Horn River, Parallel Creek |
| • right | Ravens Throat River |
The Redstone River is a large river in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is about 289 kilometres (180 mi) long.[3] It is a tributary of the Mackenzie River, joining it on the left bank some 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Wrigley. Draining a rugged and high area of the Mackenzie Mountains, the Redstone watershed is sparsely populated by people but remains an ecological haven for wildlife including moose, caribou, wolves Dall's Sheep and Bears. It is a pristine mountain wilderness.
- ^ Gazetteer of the Northwest Territories
- ^ Kokelj, Shawne A. (Dec 2001). "Hydrologic Overview of the Gwich'in and Sahtu Settlement Areas" (PDF). Government of Northwest Territories, Environment and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- ^ Length measured in Google Earth using data from Canadian topographic maps to find the source; source location is approximate