Assineau River

Assineau River
The Assineau River after heavy rainfall
Origin	Sawridge Hill, Grizzly Ridge Wildland Provincial Park 55°13′24″N 115°13′13″W / 55.22333°N 115.22028°W / 55.22333; -115.22028
Mouth	Lesser Slave Lake 55°23′27″N 115°11′54″W / 55.39083°N 115.19833°W / 55.39083; -115.19833 (Sturgeon River mouth)
Basin countries	Canada
Source elevation	819 m (2,687 ft)
Mouth elevation	577 m (1,893 ft)

The Assineau near Lesser Slave Lake

The Assineau River is a short river forming in central Alberta. The Assineau flows into Lesser Slave Lake, which flows out through the Lesser Slave River, a major tributary of the Athabasca River. The name for the river was in use by 1904. It is suggested that Assineau is a version of the Cree word for nobody.^[1]

The river forms in Grizzly Ridge Wildland Provincial Park and heads north towards Lesser Slave Lake. The river is bridged by Alberta Highway 2 and flows past the hamlet of Assineau, Alberta.^[2]

See also

• List of Alberta rivers

References

Hydrography of Alberta Rivers Athabasca Battle Beaver Bow Brazeau Crowsnest Elbow Hay Little Bow Milk North Saskatchewan Oldman Peace Pembina Red Deer Slave Smoky South Saskatchewan Waterfalls Athabasca Bow Bridal Veil Crescent Crypt Elbow Panther Sunwapta Lakes Athabasca Beaverhill Bistcho Claire Cold La Biche Lesser Slave Pigeon Ste. Anne Sylvan Utikuma Wabamun Reservoirs Abraham Barrier Brazeau Chestermere Kananaskis McGregor Minnewanka Glenmore Milk River Ridge Sikome Gleniffer Glaciers Athabasca Bow Columbia Icefield Crowfoot Hector Peyto Saskatchewan Vulture Wapta Waputik Icefield Other Hay-Zama Wetlands Peace–Athabasca Delta Whooping Crane Summer Range (wetlands)