Assineau River

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

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]

The Assineau near Lesser Slave Lake

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)