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The Assiniboine River is a River 1070 km long that runs through the Prairie s 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 into 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. 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 EXTERNAL LINK
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