The Assiniboine River (/əˈsɪnɪbɔɪn/; French: Rivière Assiniboine)[3] is a 1,070-kilometre (660 mi) river that runs through the prairies of Western Canada in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It is a tributary of the Red River. The Assiniboine is a typical meandering river with a single main channel embanked within a flat, shallow valley in some places and a steep valley in others. Its main tributaries are the Qu'Appelle, Souris, and Whitesand Rivers. For early history and exploration see Assiniboine River fur trade.
The river takes its name from the Assiniboine First Nation. Robert Douglas of the Geographical Board of Canada (1933) made several comments as to its origin: "The name commemorates the Assiniboine natives called by La Vérendrye in 1730 'Assiniboils' and by Governor Knight in 1715 of the Hudson's Bay Company 'stone Indians.' Assiniboine is the name of an Indian tribe and is derived from 'assine' a stone and 'bwan' native name of the Sioux, hence Stony Sioux name was possibly given because they used heated stones in cooking their food."[4]
The AssiniboineRiver (/əˈsɪnɪbɔɪn/; French: Rivière Assiniboine) is a 1,070-kilometre (660 mi) river that runs through the prairies of Western Canada...
The Assiniboine or Assiniboin people (/əˈsɪnɪbɔɪn/ when singular, Assiniboines / Assiniboins /əˈsɪnɪbɔɪnz/ when plural; Ojibwe: Asiniibwaan, "stone Sioux";...
the Red's confluence with the AssiniboineRiver, at a point called The Forks. Together with the Assiniboine, the Red River fully encloses the endorheic...
the AssiniboineRiver near Treesbank, about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Brandon. The main tributaries of the Souris in Manitoba are the Antler River, Gainsborough...
is an area of Winnipeg located near the confluence of the Red and Assiniboinerivers. It is the oldest urban area in Winnipeg, and is home to the city's...
Assiniboine Park (formerly known as City Park) is a park in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, located along the AssiniboineRiver. The Winnipeg Public Parks...
Fur trading on the AssiniboineRiver and the general area west of Lake Winnipeg, in what is now Manitoba, Canada, began as early as 1731. Lake Winnipeg...
Egypt in terms of usefulness.” The construction of the floodway and AssiniboineRiver works, would entail a capital cost of over $72 million, amortized...
bounded on the north by the line of 52° N latitude roughly from the AssiniboineRiver east to Lake Winnipegosis. It then formed a line of 52° 30′ N latitude...
explored the Red and AssiniboineRiver valleys, and in 1858, the Assiniboine, Souris, Qu'Appelle, and South Saskatchewan River valleys. The expeditions...
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of the AssiniboineRiver. The Assiniboine at Brandon, Manitoba reached the highest level ever recorded for the river. The 2011 AssiniboineRiver Flood...
Mount Assiniboine, also known as Assiniboine Mountain, is a pyramidal peak mountain on the Great Divide, on the British Columbia/Alberta border in Canada...
The 2014 AssiniboineRiver flood was caused by above average precipitation in western Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Unlike most prior floods, this flood...
"statistical probability of a similar flood each year." The 2011 AssiniboineRiver Flood was estimated to have a return interval of 300 years. The Calgary...
the AssiniboineRiver. Lake Manitoba drains northeast into Lake Winnipeg through the Fairford River to Lake St. Martin and then to the Dauphin River. The...
Lac River Cree River Rapid River Geikie River Clearwater River Graham Creek Firebag River Hudson Bay drainage basin AssiniboineRiver Qu'Appelle River Moose...
The AssiniboineRiver Bridge is a railway bridge situated 8 km east of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. The bridge is located at Mile 50.4 in Canadian...
The 2011 AssiniboineRiver flood was caused by above average precipitation in Western Manitoba and Saskatchewan. This was a 1 in 300 year flood that affected...
The Fort Peck Indian Reservation (Assiniboine: húdam wįcášta, Dakota: Waxchį́ca oyáte) is located near Fort Peck, Montana, in the northeast part of the...
The Assiniboine language (/əˈsɪnəbɔɪn/; also known as Assiniboin, Hohe, or Nakota, Nakoda, Nakon or Nakona, or Stoney) is a Nakotan Siouan language of...
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