Assineau River


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 of 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.
Image:Assineau_River_AB_2.JPG|thumb|none|The Assineau near Lesser Slave Lake