ASSINIBOINE RIVER

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 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.

Location	Peak flow, 1995 (m³/s)	Mean flow, April '95 (m³/s)	Mean flow, May '95 (m³/s)	Max flow, date (m³/s)
Russell	360 May 04	34.2	46.3	504 April 29, 1922
Brandon	566 April 26	81.1	104.0	651 May 07, 1923
Headingley	300 April 20	115.0	142.0	614 April 27, 1916

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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