The Assiniboine River (/əˈsɪnɪbɔɪn/ ə-SIN-ih-boyn; French: Rivière Assiniboine) is a 1,070-kilometre (660 mi) river that runs through the prairies of...
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The Assiniboine or Assiniboin people (/əˈsɪnɪbɔɪn/ when singular, Assiniboines / Assiniboins /əˈsɪnɪbɔɪnz/ when plural; Ojibwe: Asiniibwaan, "stone Sioux";...
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the Red's confluence with the Assiniboine River, at a point called The Forks. Together with the Assiniboine, the Red River fully encloses the endorheic...
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located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River, approximately 214 kilometres (133 mi) west of the provincial capital...
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Fur trading on the Assiniboine River and the general area west of Lake Winnipeg, in what is now Manitoba, Canada, began as early as 1731. Lake Winnipeg...
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the Assiniboine River near Treesbank, about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Brandon. The main tributaries of the Souris in Manitoba are the Antler River, Gainsborough...
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Downtown Winnipeg (section Broadway-Assiniboine)
is an area of Winnipeg located near the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. It is the oldest urban area in Winnipeg, and is home to the city's...
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bounded on the north by the line of 52° N latitude roughly from the Assiniboine River east to Lake Winnipegosis. It then formed a line of 52° 30′ N latitude...
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The 2011 Assiniboine River flood was caused by above average precipitation in Western Manitoba and Saskatchewan. This was a 1 in 300 year flood that affected...
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Assiniboine Park (formerly known as City Park) is a park in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, located along the Assiniboine River. The Winnipeg Public Parks...
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History of flooding in Canada (redirect from 1894 Fraser River flood)
"statistical probability of a similar flood each year." The 2011 Assiniboine River Flood was estimated to have a return interval of 300 years. The Calgary...
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explored the Red and Assiniboine River valleys, and in 1858, the Assiniboine, Souris, Qu'Appelle, and South Saskatchewan River valleys. The expeditions...
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Lake Winnipeg watershed Winnipeg River Red River Assiniboine River Qu'Appelle River Souris River Saskatchewan River Lake Winnipegosis watershed Contents...
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The Forks, Winnipeg (redirect from Assiniboine Credit Union River Trail)
in downtown Winnipeg located at the confluence of the Red River and the Assiniboine River. The Forks was designated a National Historic Site of Canada...
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1950. When the river crested at the James Avenue pumping station in Winnipeg, north of the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, the measured open-water...
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the Assiniboine River. Lake Manitoba drains northeast into Lake Winnipeg through the Fairford River to Lake St. Martin and then to the Dauphin River. The...
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see Fort-Rupert for James Bay. Ottawa River, Winnipeg River, Assiniboine River fur trade, and Saskatchewan River fur trade. Contents A B C D E F G H I...
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Mount Assiniboine, also known as Assiniboine Mountain, is a pyramidal peak mountain on the Great Divide, on the British Columbia/Alberta border in Canada...
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St. James-Assiniboia (redirect from City of St. James-Assiniboine)
the Canadian National Railway's Oak Point line, on the south by the Assiniboine River, on the west by the Rural Municipality of Headingley, and on the east...
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years, the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers—whose access had previously been controlled by the Assiniboine people—had been a meeting place for...
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River MacLennan River Bow River Nipekamew River Nipekamew Creek Assiniboine River Qu'Appelle River Moose Jaw River Avonlea Creek Thunder Creek Wascana Creek...
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subtotals for the Assiniboine, Red, Winnipeg, and Saskatchewan rivers, which feed into the Nelson. Derived by adding the length of the Peace River (measured from...
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Municipality of Headingley on the West. Its boundaries are Roblin and the Assiniboine River to the north, Shaftesbury Boulevard on the East, Wilkes Avenue to...
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Egypt in terms of usefulness.” The construction of the floodway and Assiniboine River works, would entail a capital cost of over $72 million, amortized...
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Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. As of 2021[update]...
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The 2014 Assiniboine River flood was caused by above average precipitation in western Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Unlike most prior floods, this flood...
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Winnipeg has three major rivers: the Red River, the Assiniboine River, and the Seine River. The Red River is a Canadian heritage river. Because of Winnipeg's...
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The Assiniboine River 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...
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Lake Agassiz (category Lakes of the Mississippi River)
Sheyenne River, the Pembina River, and finally the Assiniboine River. Initially, Lake Souris' southern bay drained into the Sheyenne River, a tributary...
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languages Places Assiniboine River, a river that runs through the prairies of Western Canada in Saskatchewan and Manitoba Mount Assiniboine in eastern British...
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