Assineau River

Assineau River
The Assineau River after heavy rainfall
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
River mouth	Lesser Slave Lake 577 m (1,893 ft) 55°23′27″N 115°11′54″W / 55.39083°N 115.19833°WCoordinates: 55°23′27″N 115°11′54″W / 55.39083°N 115.19833°W
Countries	Canada

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

1. Aubrey, Merrily. Place Names of Alberta: Volume IV, Northern Alberta. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1996. Page 7.
2. Mussio Ventures.South Peace Alberta Mapbook.Burnaby: Backroad Mapbooks, 2004.