Assineau River

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][2]

Assineau River
The Assineau River after heavy rainfall
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Sawridge Hill, Grizzly Ridge Wildland Provincial Park
• coordinates	55°13′24″N 115°13′13″W
• elevation	819 m (2,687 ft)
Mouth
• location	Lesser Slave Lake
• coordinates	55°23′27″N 115°11′54″W
• elevation	577 m (1,893 ft)

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.[3]

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. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 13.
3. Mussio Ventures.South Peace Alberta Mapbook.Burnaby: Backroad Mapbooks, 2004.