Assineau River facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Assineau River
The Assineau River after heavy rainfall
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Physical characteristics
Main source	Sawridge Hill, Grizzly Ridge Wildland Provincial Park 819 m (2,687 ft) 55°13′24″N 115°13′13″W / 55.22333°N 115.22028°W / 55.22333; -115.22028
River mouth	Lesser Slave Lake 577 m (1,893 ft) 55°23′27″N 115°11′54″W / 55.39083°N 115.19833°W / 55.39083; -115.19833 (Sturgeon River mouth)

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.

The Assineau near Lesser Slave Lake