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ASSINIBOINE RIVER


The Red River drainage basin, with the Assiniboine River highlighted

Junction of the Assiniboine and Red rivers in downtown Winnipeg.

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

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