Steinbach is located on the eastern edge of the Canadian Prairies, and is also located directly east of the Red River Valley.
The flat land in Steinbach was originally a thick patch of poplar trees.
The land was flat and very swampy, with the last of the swamps finally drained in 1900, which made the soil more fertile and suitable for agriculture.
Steinbach's main geographic feature is the Steinbach Creek, which is now mostly dry, but still runs along Elmdale Street.
Due to higher levels of precipitation received than in the areas of western Manitoba, the natural prairie of Steinbach is defined as tallgrass prairie.
Some of this original prairie can still be viewed at the Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve south of the city near Vita.
The areas to the west and north of Steinbach are defined as flat tallgrass prairie, and part of the Lake Manitoba Plain.
The areas south and west of the city progress steadily into treed aspen parkland, eventually growing into Sandilands Provincial Forest and the large boreal forest region extending east and north of the city.

Steinbach is close to many Canadian Shield lakes, such as those located in Whiteshell Provincial Park and the Lake of the Woods in Kenora.
Lake Winnipeg (the Earth's 11th largest freshwater lake) is located north of the city.
Although no rivers flow through Steinbach, the city is sandwiched by the Seine River to the north and the Rat River to the south.
Both are tributaries of the Red River, which flows into Lake Winnipeg.
Steinbach is located on the eastern edge of the Canadian Prairies, and is also located directly east of the Red River Valley. The flat land in Steinbach was originally a thick patch of poplar trees. The land was flat and very swampy, with the last of the swamps finally drained in 1900, which made the soil more fertile and suitable for agriculture. Steinbach's main geographic feature is the Steinbach Creek, which is now mostly dry, but still runs along Elmdale Street. Due to higher levels of precipitation received than in the areas of western Manitoba, the natural prairie of Steinbach is defined as tallgrass prairie. Some of this original prairie can still be viewed at the Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve south of the city near Vita. The areas to the west and north of Steinbach are defined as flat tallgrass prairie, and part of the Lake Manitoba Plain. The areas south and west of the city progress steadily into treed aspen parkland, eventually growing into Sandilands Provincial Forest and the large boreal forest region extending east and north of the city.
Steinbach is close to many Canadian Shield lakes, such as those located in Whiteshell Provincial Park and the Lake of the Woods in Kenora. Lake Winnipeg (the Earth's 11th largest freshwater lake) is located north of the city. Although no rivers flow through Steinbach, the city is sandwiched by the Seine River to the north and the Rat River to the south. Both are tributaries of the Red River, which flows into Lake Winnipeg.
Steinbach, Manitoba