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The Assiniboine River is a long river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 that runs through the prairie
Prairie

Prairie refers to temperate grasslands of North America. These are areas of low topographic relief that historically supported grasses and herbs, with few or no trees, having a generally mesic habitat climate....
s of Western Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
 and Manitoba
Manitoba

Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
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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
Assiniboine

The Assiniboine, also known by the Ojibwe language name Asiniibwaan "Stone Sioux", and the Cree as Asin?pw?t are a Siouan Native Americans in the United States/First Nations people originally from the Northern Great Plains of the United States and Canada, centered in present-day Saskatchewan; they also populated parts of Alberta, so...
 First Nation.

ises near the community of Preeceville in eastern Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
 and then southeastward to "The Forks
The Forks, Winnipeg, Manitoba

The Forks is a historic site and meeting place in Downtown Winnipeg Winnipeg located at the Confluence of the Red River of the North and Assiniboine River....
" in Winnipeg, Manitoba where it flows into the Red River
Red River of the North

The Red River is a North American river. Formed by the confluence of the Bois de Sioux River and Otter Tail River rivers in the United States, it flows northward through the Red River Valley and forms the border between the U.S....
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The Assiniboine River is a long river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 that runs through the prairie
Prairie

Prairie refers to temperate grasslands of North America. These are areas of low topographic relief that historically supported grasses and herbs, with few or no trees, having a generally mesic habitat climate....
s of Western Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
 and Manitoba
Manitoba

Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
.

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
Assiniboine

The Assiniboine, also known by the Ojibwe language name Asiniibwaan "Stone Sioux", and the Cree as Asin?pw?t are a Siouan Native Americans in the United States/First Nations people originally from the Northern Great Plains of the United States and Canada, centered in present-day Saskatchewan; they also populated parts of Alberta, so...
 First Nation.

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Winnipeg Forks Red & Assiniboine Rivers
It rises near the community of Preeceville in eastern Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
 and then southeastward to "The Forks
The Forks, Winnipeg, Manitoba

The Forks is a historic site and meeting place in Downtown Winnipeg Winnipeg located at the Confluence of the Red River of the North and Assiniboine River....
" in Winnipeg, Manitoba where it flows into the Red River
Red River of the North

The Red River is a North American river. Formed by the confluence of the Bois de Sioux River and Otter Tail River rivers in the United States, it flows northward through the Red River Valley and forms the border between the U.S....
. Some of flood flows can be diverted into Lake Manitoba
Lake Manitoba

Lake Manitoba is Canada's thirteenth largest lake and the world's 33rd largest freshwater lake. It is in central North America, in the Canada province of Manitoba, which the lake is named after....
 at Portage la Prairie. In 1967, the Shellmouth Dam
Shellmouth Reservoir

The Shellmouth Reservoir is a man-made reservoir in Manitoba, Canada. It is located near the border with SaskatchewanThe Shellmouth Dam was built by PFRA....
 was built in Shellmouth to help reduce flood peaks and to supplement flows during dry periods. The Portage Diversion
Portage Diversion

The Portage Diversion is a water control structure on the Assiniboine River in Manitoba, Canada. The project was made as part of a larger attempt to prevent flooding in the Red River Valley....
 was completed in 1970. There are three hydrometric stations placed on the river that have been taking measurements since 1913. Today, Assiniboine Herald
Assiniboine Herald

Assiniboine Herald of Arms is the title of one of the Officer of Arms at the Canadian Heraldic Authority in Ottawa. Like the other heralds at the Authority, the name is derived from the Assiniboine River....
 at the Canadian Heraldic Authority
Canadian Heraldic Authority

The Canadian Heraldic Authority is part of the Canadian honours system under the Governor General of Canada. The Authority is responsible for the creation and granting of new Coat of arms , flags and Heraldic badge for Canadian citizens, permanent residents and corporate bodies....
 is named after the river.

Tributaries include the Souris River
Souris River

The Souris River or Mouse River is a river in central North America. It is about 700 km in length, originating in Saskatchewan and passing through North Dakota and Manitoba....
 which joins it near Wawanesa
Wawanesa, Manitoba

Wawanesa, Manitoba is a community in Manitoba, Canada. It is the birthplace of the The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co.Wawanesa's most famous inhabitant was that of Canadian Suffrage leader Nellie McClung....
, the Birdtail River which joins at the Birdtail Sioux First Nation, the Little Saskatchewan which joins west of Brandon and the Qu'Appelle River
Qu'Appelle River

The Qu'Appelle River is a Canadian river that flows 1 E5 m east from Lake Diefenbaker in southwestern Saskatchewan to join the Assiniboine River in Manitoba....
 which joins near the site of historic Fort Ellice
Fort Ellice

Fort Ellice was a Hudson's Bay Company trading post built in 1831 in Rupert's Land near the junction of the Assiniboine River and Qu'Appelle River rivers....
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