The is a 1070 km long
River 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 at some places, and a steep valley at other places. It flows south-east from
Saskatchewan and then mainly east to "
The Forks " in
Winnipeg, Manitoba where it flows 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. Today,
Assiniboine Herald at the
Canadian Heraldic Authority is named after the river.
Tributaries include the
Souris River which joins it near
Wawanesa, Manitoba ; the
Birdtail River which joins at the
Birdtail Sioux First Nation and the
Qu'Appelle River which joins near the site of historic
Fort Ellice .
The river takes its name from the
Assiniboine First Nation .
- http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ccrs/rd/apps/hydro/assin/assin_e.html
