It is bordered by Route 90 to the west, the Assiniboine River to the north, Cambridge Street to the east, and Taylor Avenue to the south.

It was annexed by the City of Winnipeg in 1882, though substantial development did not occur in the area until after World War I.

[2] River Heights, along with West Fort Rouge, comprised the South End of the old City of Winnipeg.

It was these areas that contributed the majority of the men and the money to form the Citizens Committee of 1000, the group that broke the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919.

Other points of interest include River Heights Public Library, Grant Park Shopping Centre (including McNally Robinson Booksellers), Pan Am Pool, and Manitoba Electrical Museum.