Barker's Random Locations #5 Traditional Cache
onecrazycanadian: Hi,
I'm archiving this listing since it's been at least 2 weeks since I last contacted you and there has been no response. If you correct the problem I indicated at some time in the near future I will take another look at it and may consider unarchiving the cache.
Thanks
onecrazycanadian
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Barker's Random Locations #5
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Where Did the Valley Go?
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The Assiniboine River is a 1,070-kilometre (660 mi) river that runs through the prairies of Western Canada in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It is a tributary of the Red River. The Assiniboine is a typical meandering river with a single main channel embanked within a flat, shallow valley in some places and a steep valley in others. Its main tributaries are the Qu'Appelle and Souris Rivers.
The river takes its name from the Assiniboine First Nation. Robert Douglas of the Geographical Board of Canada (1933) made several comments as to its origin: "The name commemorates the Assiniboine natives called by La Vérendrye in 1730 'Assiniboils' and by Governor Knight in 1715 of the Hudson's Bay Company 'stone Indians.' Assiniboine is the name of an Indian tribe and is derived from 'assine' a stone and 'bwan' native name of the Sioux, hence Stony Sioux name was possibly given because they used heated stones in cooking their food."
The river rises near the community of Preeceville in eastern Saskatchewan and then meanders southeastward to "The Forks" in Winnipeg, Manitoba where it flows into the Red River.
This location is near the end of the Assiniboine Valley itself. The area was nearly underwater in during the 2011 Flood, a 1 in 300 year flood. Can you see the flood lines?
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