The Assiniboine River is a 1070 km long river that runs through the prairies of western Canada. It is a typical meandering river with a single main channel embanked within a flat, shallow valley. It flows south-east from Saskatchewan to "The Forks" in Winnipeg, Manitoba where it joins the Red River. Some of the flow is diverted into Lake Manitoba at Portage la Prairie. In 1967, the Shellmouth Dam was built in Shellmouth, Manitoba that controls the river's flow. The Portage Diversion was completed in 1970 that can divert some of the river's water to Lake Manitoba. There are three stations placed down the river that have been taking measurements since 1913. Today, Assiniboine Herald at the Canadian Heraldic Authority is named after the river.

Tributaries include the Souris River which joins it near Brandon, Manitoba; the Birdtail River which joins at the Birdtail Sioux First Nation.

The river takes its name from the Assiniboine First Nation.

See also

• List of Manitoba rivers
• List of Saskatchewan rivers

External link

• http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ccrs/rd/apps/hydro/assin/assin_e.html

Rivers of Manitoba | Rivers of Saskatchewan

Rio Assiniboine