The Seine River (french: Rivière Seine) is a
tributary
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of the
Red River of the North
The Red River (french: rivière Rouge or ) is a river in the north-central United States and central Canada. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota, it fl ...
that runs through southeastern
Manitoba
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,
Canada
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. It is one of the four rivers of the city of
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...
.
Its name comes from the Aboriginal word Tchimâhâgânisipi from Tchimâhâgân (meaning draw net or seine net) and sipi (river). The river rises in the
Sandilands Provincial Forest
The Sandilands Provincial Forest is a forest located within the southeastern area of Manitoba, Canada, and consists of thousands of acres of sand hills, forest, wetlands, and mostly unpopulated crown lands. Sandilands Provincial Forest covers ...
near
Steinbach and passes by or through the communities of
Marchand,
La Broquerie
La Broquerie is a local urban district in the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie, Manitoba, Canada. It is a predominantly Francophone community located approximately 10 kilometres east of Steinbach, Manitoba and 70 kilometres southeast of the ...
,
Ste. Anne, and
Lorette before reaching the
Red River Floodway
The Red River Floodway (french: Canal de dérivation de la rivière Rouge) is an artificial flood control waterway in Western Canada. It is a long channel which, during flood periods, takes part of the Red River's flow around the city of Winn ...
near the Winnipeg city limits.
River description.
At this point the river's channel is diverted under the Floodway into what is known as the "Seine River Siphon", which allows a flow of up to ; any additional flow is diverted onto the Floodway. During a wet spring, the river often overflows its banks, sometimes flooding nearby houses. During a dry summer, the river is often reduced to a trickle.
Within the city, the Seine travels a tortuously meandering course, reaching the Red River at St. Boniface just north of The Forks. The lower section of its course in the city marks the east–west boundary between the southern section of St. Boniface and the suburb of St. Vital.
It is a typical meandering river with a single main channel embanked within a flat, shallow valley. The river's banks are heavily treed, but pollution has been an issue in the city of Winnipeg.
See also
* List of rivers of Manitoba
References
External links
Save Our Seine Environment Inc.
''Rivière Seine''
Ressources naturelles Canada (fr). Retrieved 6 January 2017.
Rivers of Manitoba
Tributaries of the Red River of the North
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Bodies of water of Eastman Region, Manitoba