Assiniboine River
Red River drainage basin, with the Assiniboine River highlighted
Origin	Saskatchewan 52°18′57″N 103°09′24″W / 52.31582, -103.15676 (Assiniboine origin)
Mouth	Red River of the North 49°53′09″N 97°07′42″W / 49.88580, -97.12828 (Assiniboine mouth)
Basin countries	Canada
Length	1,070 kilometers (665 mi)
Source elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)
Mouth elevation	230 m (755 ft)
Avg. Saskatchewan (səˈskætʃəwən) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588276 The Red River (rivière Rouge is a North American river Formed by the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers in the United States A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page discharge	45 m³/s[1]
Basin area	182,000 km² (70,270. In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time 6 sq mi)[1]

The Assiniboine River is a 1,070 kilometers (665 mi) long river that runs through the prairies of Western Canada in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there Prairie, from the French prairie ("meadow" "grassland" "pasture" refers to an area of land of low topographic relief that historically Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Saskatchewan (səˈskætʃəwən) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588276 Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116  sq mi of North America

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.

The river takes its name from the Assiniboine First Nation. The Assiniboine, also known by the Ojibwe name Asiniibwaan "Stone Sioux" and the Cree as Asinîpwât are a Siouan First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people

Course

Junction of the Assiniboine and Red rivers in downtown Winnipeg

It flows south-east from Saskatchewan and then mainly east to "The Forks" in Winnipeg, Manitoba where it flows into the Red River. The Red River (rivière Rouge is a North American river Formed by the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers in the United States Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Saskatchewan (səˈskætʃəwən) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588276 The Forks is a historic site and meeting place in downtown Winnipeg located at the confluence of the Red River and Assiniboine River Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population The Red River (rivière Rouge is a North American river Formed by the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers in the United States Some of flood flows can be diverted into Lake Manitoba at Portage la Prairie. Lake Manitoba is Canada's thirteenth largest Lake (4624 km²and the world's 33rd largest freshwater lake In 1967, the Shellmouth Dam was built in Shellmouth to help reduce flood peaks and to supplement flows during dry periods. The Shellmouth Reservoir is a man-made reservoir in Manitoba, Canada. The Portage Diversion was completed in 1970. The Portage Diversion ( (also known as the Assiniboine River Floodway) is a water control structure on the Assiniboine River in Manitoba, Canada There are three hydrometric stations placed on the river that have been taking measurements since 1913. Today, Assiniboine Herald at the Canadian Heraldic Authority is named after the river. Assiniboine Herald of Arms ( Héraut Assiniboine in French) is the title of one of the officers of arms at the Canadian The Canadian Heraldic Authority (Autorité héraldique du Canada is part of the Canadian honours system under the Governor General of Canada.

Tributaries include the Souris River which joins it near Wawanesa, the Birdtail River which joins at the Birdtail Sioux First Nation, the Little Saskatchewan which joins west of Brandon and the Qu'Appelle River which joins near the site of historic Fort Ellice. The Souris River ( French: rivière Souris) or Mouse River (as it is known in the U Wawanesa Manitoba is a community in Manitoba, Canada. It is the birthplace of the The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co The Qu'Appelle River (kəˈpɛl is a Canadian River that flows 430 km east from Lake Diefenbaker in southwestern Saskatchewan to join the Fort Ellice, a Hudson's Bay Company post was built near the junction of the Assiniboine and Qu'Appelle rivers in 1831

Flow rates

The Assiniboine river has an average discharge of 45m³/s^[1]

The following discharge rates were recorded during the 2005 flood:^[2]

See also

• List of Manitoba rivers
• List of Saskatchewan rivers

References