Assiniboine River

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The Assiniboine River is a major prairie river in Western Canada that flows through Saskatchewan and Manitoba before joining the Red River at Winnipeg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf prairie river
river
basinCountry Canada
confluenceLocation Winnipeg
continent North America
country Canada
crossesProvince Manitoba
Saskatchewan
drainageBasin Hudson Bay drainage basin
ecoregion Prairie ecozone
flowsGenerally southeast
flowsInto United States–Canada Red River basin
flowsThrough Brandon, Manitoba
Manitoba
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
linked to: Portage la Prairie

Saskatchewan
Winnipeg, Manitoba
hasFloodHistory major flooding in 2011
major flooding in 2014
hasInfrastructure Portage Diversion
Shellmouth Dam
hasTributary Little Saskatchewan River
Qu’Appelle River
Shell River
Souris River
hasValley Assiniboine River valley
linked to: Assiniboine River
historicalUse Indigenous travel and trade route
fur trade transportation route
length approximately 1070 kilometres
locatedIn Western Canada
managedBy Province of Manitoba
linked to: Manitoba

Province of Saskatchewan
linked to: Saskatchewan
mouth Red River of the North
namedAfter Assiniboine people
nearbyCity Brandon
Portage la Prairie
Winnipeg
partOf Red River watershed
linked to: Red River Basin
passesNear Regina, Saskatchewan
Yorkton, Saskatchewan
region Canadian Prairies
linked to: Western Canada
sourceLocation eastern Saskatchewan
linked to: Saskatchewan
supports agricultural lands along its valley
tributaryOf Red River of the North
usedFor hydroelectric power (small-scale)
irrigation
municipal water supply
recreation

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Manitoba hasMajorRiver Assiniboine River
Winnipeg locatedOnRiver Assiniboine River
subject linked to: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Assiniboine River hasValley Assiniboine River valley
linked to: Assiniboine River
The Forks locatedAtConfluenceOf Assiniboine River
Red River of the North tributary Assiniboine River
Red River Colony locatedNear Assiniboine River
Red River Basin hasTributary Assiniboine River
Brandon, Manitoba locatedOnRiver Assiniboine River
Portage Diversion locatedOnWaterway Assiniboine River
Portage Diversion sourceLocatedOn Assiniboine River near Portage la Prairie
linked to: Assiniboine River
Israel Asper Tower of Hope hasViewOf Assiniboine River
Portage la Prairie locatedOnRiver Assiniboine River
Portage la Prairie waterBody Assiniboine River
Little Saskatchewan River mouth Assiniboine River
Little Saskatchewan River tributaryOf Assiniboine River
Little Saskatchewan River partOf Assiniboine River drainage basin
linked to: Assiniboine River
Qu’Appelle River tributaryOf Assiniboine River
Souris River mouth Assiniboine River
Souris River riverSystem Assiniboine River
Souris River tributaryOf Assiniboine River
Shellmouth Dam locatedOnRiver Assiniboine River
Shellmouth Dam controlsFlowOf Assiniboine River
Shellmouth Dam watercourse Assiniboine River
Shellmouth Dam regionServed Assiniboine River basin
linked to: Assiniboine River
Winnipeg metropolitan area locatedNearRiver Assiniboine River
Johnston Terminal adjacentTo Assiniboine River
CN Stage and Field associatedWith Assiniboine River
The Forks Riverwalk follows Assiniboine River
The Forks Riverwalk hasView Assiniboine River
Red River of the North hasMajorTributary Assiniboine River (via Winnipeg confluence)
subject linked to: Red River
linked to: Assiniboine River
Plains of Canada traversedBy Assiniboine River
Shell River partOf Assiniboine River watershed
linked to: Assiniboine River
Shell River mouthOf Assiniboine River
Shell River hasWatershed Assiniboine River basin
linked to: Assiniboine River
Shell River tributaryOf Assiniboine River
Council of Assiniboia namedAfter Assiniboine River
Fort Garry locatedAtConfluenceOf Assiniboine River
Southern Manitoba hasRiver Assiniboine River
subject linked to: southern Manitoba
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba locatedOnRiver Assiniboine River
Union Station (Winnipeg) locatedNear Assiniboine River
Red River of the North region borderedBy Assiniboine River basin
linked to: Assiniboine River
Manitoba Highway 10 crosses Assiniboine River