Assineau River

Assineau River
The Assineau River after heavy rainfall
Origin	Sawridge Hill, Grizzly Ridge Wildland Provincial Park 55°13′24″N 115°13′13″W
Mouth	Lesser Slave Lake 55°23′27″N 115°11′54″W
Basin countries	Canada
Source elevation	819 m (2,687 ft)
Mouth elevation	577 m (1,893 ft)

The Assineau near Lesser Slave Lake

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.

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.

See also

• List of Alberta rivers