Assiniboine River

Assiniboine River
Course and catchment area of ​​the Assiniboine River
Data
location	Saskatchewan , Manitoba (Canada)
River system	Nelson River
Drain over	Red River of the North  → Nelson River  → Hudson Bay
source	Saskatchewan 52 ° 18 ′ 57 "  N , 103 ° 9 ′ 24"  W.
muzzle	in the Red River of the North coordinates: 49 ° 53 '9 "  N , 97 ° 7' 42"  W 49 ° 53 '9 "  N , 97 ° 7' 42"  W.
length	1070 km
Catchment area	182,000 km²
Discharge at the Brandon A Eo gauge: 85,100 km²	MQ 1974/2000 Mq 1974/2000	35 m³ / s 0.4 l / (s km²)
Discharge at Headingley A Eo gauge : 153,000 km²	MQ 1913/2000 Mq 1913/2000	47 m³ / s 0.3 l / (s km²)
Drain	MQ	45 m³ / s
Left tributaries	Birdtail River , Shell River , Little Saskatchewan River
Right tributaries	Qu'Appelle River , Souris River , Whitesand River
Reservoirs flowed through	Shellmouth Reservoir
Big cities	Winnipeg
Small towns	Portage la Prairie
Communities	Kamsack
since 1970 some of the river water has been diverted to Lake Manitoba
Estuary of the Assiniboine River in Winnipeg

The Assiniboine River is a 1,070 km long left tributary of the Red River of the North that flows through the prairies of western Canada .

The river meanders strongly in a south-easterly and later easterly direction through the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba . The river has its source in eastern Saskatchewan and flows into the Red River of the North at Winnipeg . At Shellmouth , Manitoba, the river has been dammed by Shellmouth Dam since 1967 , which controls the river's water level. At Portage la Prairie , part of the river water has been diverted to Lake Manitoba since 1970 . The name of the river comes from the Assiniboine First Nations . The catchment area of the Assiniboine River is 182,000 km², of which 21,400 km² is in the USA .

The forks

The place where the Assiniboine River meets the Red River is known as The Forks and was declared a National Historic Site of Canada on May 18, 1974 . The confluence and the surrounding cultural landscape bear witness to six thousand years of human activity as a meeting point, trading center and settlement.

Tributaries

The tributaries of the Assiniboine River include the Souris River , which flows into the vicinity of Wawanesa , the Birdtail River , and the Qu'Appelle River, which flows into the vicinity of historic Fort Ellice .

Hydrography

The river's water level has been measured at three official measuring points since 1913.

Flow rates on the Assiniboine River (m³ / s)

Level measuring point	Maximum value 1995	Average April 1995	Average value May 1995	Historical maximum value
Russell	360 (May 4th)	34.2	46.3	504 (April 29, 1922)
Brandon	566 (April 26)	81.1	104.0	651 (May 7, 1923)
Headingley	300 (April 20)	115.0	142.0	614 (April 27, 1916)

Web links

Commons : Assiniboine River  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} The Atlas of Canada - Rivers ( Memento from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
2. ↑ Assiniboine River at the Brandon gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
3. ↑ Assiniboine River at the Headingley gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
4. ^ The Forks National Historic Site of Canada. In: Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved on August 4, 2020 .