Assineau River

55°13′24″N 115°13′13″W / 55.22333°N 115.22028°W / 55.22333; -115.22028 • elevation819 m (2,687 ft) Mouth Lesser Slave Lake55°23′27″N 115°11′54″W / 55.39083°N 115.19833°W / 55.39083; -115.19833 (Sturgeon River mouth)577 m (1,893 ft)

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]

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]

See also

• List of Alberta rivers

References