Assiniboine River
(uh-SIN-uh-boin),
590 mi/950 km long, Canada; rising in S Sask.;
flowing SE into Man. then E to the Red R. at Winnipeg. Named for the
local Native Americans, the Assiniboine. The Qu'Appelle and Souris
rivers are its chief tributaries. The Assiniboine valley is one of
Canada's leading wheat-growing areas. The river was explored by the
Verendrye family in 1736, and forts were built at its mouth and
near the site of Portage la Prairie. Settlement spread W along the
river from the Red R. valley to the plains.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
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