UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                           Crystal River Capital, Inc.

                                (Name of Issuer)


                    Common Shares, par value $0.001 per share

                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    229393301
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                December 31, 2006

             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

|_|   Rule 13d-1(b)
|_|   Rule 13d-1(c)
|X|   Rule 13d-1(d)

_______________________

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).





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CUSIP No. 229393301              SCHEDULE 13G               Page 2 of 11 pages
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   1.    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS/
         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

         Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
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   2.    CHECK THE  APPROPRIATE  BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE  INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                        (a) |_|
                                                        (b) |X| -- Joint filing
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   3.    SEC USE ONLY


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   4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Ontario
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                        5.    SOLE VOTING POWER

                              0
                ----------------------------------------------------------------
                        6.    SHARED VOTING POWER
  NUMBER OF
   SHARES                      1,806,966
BENEFICIALLY     ---------------------------------------------------------------
  OWNED BY               7.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    EACH
  REPORTING                    0
 PERSON WITH     ---------------------------------------------------------------
                        8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                              1,806,966
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   9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         1,806,966
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  10.    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
         (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

         Not applicable                                                 |_|
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  11.    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

         7.2%
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  12.    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

         CO, HC
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CUSIP No. 229393301              SCHEDULE 13G               Page 3 of 11 pages
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   1.    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS/
         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

         Partners Limited
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   2.    CHECK THE  APPROPRIATE  BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE  INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                        (a) |_|
                                                        (b) |X| -- Joint filing
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   3.    SEC USE ONLY


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   4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Ontario
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                        5.    SOLE VOTING POWER

                              0
                ----------------------------------------------------------------
                        6.    SHARED VOTING POWER
  NUMBER OF
   SHARES                      1,806,966
BENEFICIALLY     ---------------------------------------------------------------
  OWNED BY               7.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    EACH
  REPORTING                    0
 PERSON WITH     ---------------------------------------------------------------
                        8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                              1,806,966
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   9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         1,806,966
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  10.    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
         (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

         Not applicable                                                 |_|
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  11.    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

         7.2%
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  12.    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

         CO, HC
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CUSIP No. 229393301              SCHEDULE 13G               Page 4 of 11 pages
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   1.    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS/
         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

         Brascan (US) Corporation
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   2.    CHECK THE  APPROPRIATE  BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE  INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                        (a) |_|
                                                        (b) |X| -- Joint filing
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   3.    SEC USE ONLY


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   4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Delaware
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                        5.    SOLE VOTING POWER

                              0
                ----------------------------------------------------------------
                        6.    SHARED VOTING POWER
  NUMBER OF
   SHARES                      1,006,966
BENEFICIALLY     ---------------------------------------------------------------
  OWNED BY               7.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    EACH
  REPORTING                    0
 PERSON WITH     ---------------------------------------------------------------
                        8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                              1,006,966
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   9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         1,006,966
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  10.    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
         (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

         Not applicable                                                 |_|
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  11.    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

         4.0%
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  12.    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

         CO
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CUSIP No. 229393301              SCHEDULE 13G               Page 5 of 11 pages
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   1.    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS/
         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

         Imagine Insurance Company Limited
         20191427
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   2.    CHECK THE  APPROPRIATE  BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE  INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                        (a) |_|
                                                        (b) |X| -- Joint filing
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   3.    SEC USE ONLY


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   4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Barbados
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                        5.    SOLE VOTING POWER

                              0
                ----------------------------------------------------------------
                        6.    SHARED VOTING POWER
  NUMBER OF
   SHARES                      800,000
BENEFICIALLY     ---------------------------------------------------------------
  OWNED BY               7.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    EACH
  REPORTING                    0
 PERSON WITH     ---------------------------------------------------------------
                        8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                              800,000
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   9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         800,000
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  10.    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
         (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

         Not applicable                                                 |_|
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  11.    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

         3.2%
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  12.    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

         CO
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CUSIP No. 229393301              SCHEDULE 13G               Page 6 of 11 pages
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   1.    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS/
         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

         Hyperion Brookfield Crystal River Capital Advisors, LLC
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   2.    CHECK THE  APPROPRIATE  BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE  INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                        (a) |_|
                                                        (b) |X| -- Joint filing
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   3.    SEC USE ONLY


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   4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Delaware
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                        5.    SOLE VOTING POWER

                              0
                ----------------------------------------------------------------
                        6.    SHARED VOTING POWER
  NUMBER OF
   SHARES                      6,966
BENEFICIALLY     ---------------------------------------------------------------
  OWNED BY               7.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    EACH
  REPORTING                    0
 PERSON WITH     ---------------------------------------------------------------
                        8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                              6,966
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   9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         6,966
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  10.    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
         (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

         Not applicable                                                 |_|
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  11.    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

         Less than 1%
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  12.    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

         OO
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CUSIP No. 229393301              SCHEDULE 13G               Page 7 of 11 pages
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Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer

            Crystal River Capital, Inc.


Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

            Three World Financial Center,
            200 Vesey Street, 10th Floor
            New York, NY 10281-1010

Item 2.

            (a) - (c) Name of Person Filing; Address of Principal Business
            Office or, if none, Residence; Citizenship

            This statement is being filed by:

            Brookfield Asset Management Inc., an Ontario, Canada corporation
                  ("BAM");
            Partners Limited, an Ontario, Canada corporation ("Partners");
            Brascan (US) Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("BUSC");
            Imagine Insurance Company Limited, a Bermuda corporation
                  ("Imagine"); and
            Hyperion Brookfield Crystal River Capital Advisors, LLC, a Delaware
                  limited liability company("Hyperion").

            The agreement among each of BAM, Partners, BUSC, Imagine and
      Hyperion that this Schedule 13G be filed on behalf of each of them is
      attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

            Partners owns all of BAM's Class B Limited Voting Shares and
      approximately 17% of BAM's Class A Limited Voting Shares directly or
      indirectly on a fully diluted basis. BUSC is a direct or indirect
      wholly-owned subsidiary of BAM, and Hyperion is an indirect wholly-owned
      subsidiary of BUSC. Imagine is a direct or indirect majority-owned
      subsidiary of BAM. BAM, Partners and BUSC's principal business is located
      at BCE Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, P.O. Box 762, Toronto, Ontario
      M5J 2T3. Imagine's principal business offices are located at Cedar Court,
      2nd Floor, Wildey Business Park, St. Michael, BB14006, Barbados.
      Hyperion's principal business offices are located at Three World Financial
      Center, 200 Vesey Street, 10th Floor New York, NY 10281-1010.

            (d) - (e) Title of Class of Securities; CUSIP Number. This statement
      relates to the Common Stock of the Issuer, $.001 value per share. The
      CUSIP No. for such shares is 229393301.


Item 3.     Not applicable

Item 4.     Ownership

            (a) - (c). The response of BAM, Partners, BUSC, Imagine and Hyperion
            to Items 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11 of each of their respective Cover
            Sheets which relate to the beneficial ownership of the Common Stock
            of the Issuer is incorporated herein by reference.



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Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

            Not applicable


Item 6.     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

            Not applicable


Item 7.     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
            Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
            Company


            Not applicable


Item 8.     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

            Not applicable


Item 9.     Notice of Dissolution of Group

            Not applicable


Item 10.    Certifications

            Not applicable








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CUSIP No. 229393301              SCHEDULE 13G               Page 9 of 11 pages
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                                    SIGNATURE



            After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and
belief, we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.

 Date: April 30, 2007


                                          BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.

                                          By:     /s/  Joseph Freedman
                                                 -----------------------------
                                          Name:   Joseph Freedman
                                          Title:  Managing Partner


                                          PARTNERS LIMITED

                                          By:     /s/  Loretta M. Corso
                                                 -----------------------------
                                          Name:   Loretta M. Corso
                                          Title:  Secretary


                                          BRASCAN (US) CORPORATION

                                          By:     /s/  Barry Blattman
                                                 -----------------------------
                                          Name:   Barry Blattman
                                          Title:  Authorized Signatory


                                          IMAGINE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

                                          By:     /s/  George Gleadall
                                                 -----------------------------
                                          Name:   George Gleadall
                                          Title:  Director


                                          By:     /s/  Kathy-Ann Christian
                                                 -----------------------------
                                          Name:   Kathy-Ann Christian
                                          Title:  Secretary


                                          HYPERION  BROOKFIELD  CRYSTAL  RIVER
                                          CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

                                          By:     /s/  John J. Feeney, Jr.
                                                 -----------------------------
                                          Name:   John J. Feeney, Jr.
                                          Title:  President and CEO




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CUSIP No. 229393301              SCHEDULE 13G               Page 10 of 11 pages
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
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    1       Joint Filing Agreement, dated April 30, 2007, among BAM, Partners,
            BUSC, Imagine and Hyperion.



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                                    EXHIBIT 1

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

     We, the signatories of the Statement on Schedule 13G to which this
Agreement is attached, hereby agree that such statement is, and any amendments
thereto filed by any of us will be, filed on behalf of each of us. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
Dated: April 30, 2007


BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.            BRASCAN (US) CORPORATION

By:     /s/  Joseph Freedman                By:     /s/  Barry Blattman
       -----------------------------               -----------------------------
Name:   Joseph Freedman                     Name:   Barry Blattman
Title:  Managing Partner                    Title:  Authorized Signatory



PARTNERS LIMITED                            IMAGINE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

By:     /s/  Loretta M. Corso               By:     /s/  George Gleadall
       -----------------------------               -----------------------------
Name:   Loretta M. Corso                    Name:   George Gleadall
Title:  Secretary                           Title:  Director


                                            By:     /s/  Kathy-Ann Christian
                                                   -----------------------------
                                            Name:   Kathy-Ann Christian
                                            Title:  Secretary




                                            HYPERION  BROOKFIELD  CRYSTAL  RIVER
                                            CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

                                            By:     /s/  John J. Feeney, Jr.
                                                   -----------------------------
                                            Name:   John J. Feeney, Jr.
                                            Title:  President and CEO