Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909

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bilateral treaty environmental agreement international treaty water treaty

The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 is a foundational agreement between the United States and Canada that established principles and mechanisms for preventing and resolving disputes over shared boundary waters.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 canonical	17
Article 3 of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909	1
Article I (Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909)	1
Article I of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909	1
Article II (Boundary Waters Treaty)	1
Article III (Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909)	1
Article IV (Boundary Waters Treaty)	1
Boundary Waters Treaty	1
Canada–United States Niagara River water diversion treaties	1
Canada–United States treaties	1
Treaty Between the United States and Great Britain Relating to Boundary Waters and Questions Arising Between the United States and Canada	1
Treaty Between the United States and Great Britain Relating to Boundary Waters, and Questions Arising Between the United States and Canada	1
Treaty between the United States and Great Britain relating to boundary waters and questions arising between the United States and Canada	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ environmental agreement ⓘ international treaty ⓘ water treaty ⓘ
appliesTo	Canada–United States border ⓘ surface form: United States–Canada border boundary waters between the United States and Canada ⓘ
cameIntoForce	1910-05-05 ⓘ
countrySignatory	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creates	International Joint Commission ⓘ
dateSigned	1909-01-11 ⓘ
establishesBody	International Joint Commission ⓘ
establishesMechanism	approval process for projects affecting boundary waters ⓘ joint reference of disputes to the International Joint Commission ⓘ
geographicScope	Great Lakes region ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes basin St. Lawrence River system ⓘ other boundary waters along the United States–Canada border ⓘ
governs	apportionment of boundary waters between the United States and Canada ⓘ
hasArticle	Article I ⓘ Article II ⓘ Article III ⓘ Article IV ⓘ Article VII ⓘ
hasFormalName	Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Treaty Between the United States and Great Britain Relating to Boundary Waters and Questions Arising Between the United States and Canada
hasShortName	Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Boundary Waters Treaty
influenced	later United States–Canada environmental and water agreements ⓘ
isFoundationFor	International Joint Commission’s mandate ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
locationSigned	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
principle	equal and similar rights for use of boundary waters by both countries ⓘ no use of boundary waters shall cause injury to the other country ⓘ obligation to obtain approval for certain uses and diversions of boundary waters ⓘ
purpose	to prevent and resolve disputes over boundary waters between the United States and Canada ⓘ to provide principles for the use and management of shared boundary waters ⓘ
region	North America ⓘ
regulates	diversions of boundary waters ⓘ uses of boundary waters for irrigation ⓘ uses of boundary waters for navigation ⓘ uses of boundary waters for power generation ⓘ
relatedTo	Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ United States–Canada environmental cooperation ⓘ
signatoryParty	Government of the Dominion of Canada ⓘ United States government ⓘ surface form: Government of the United States of America United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
subject	boundary waters ⓘ international rivers ⓘ transboundary water management ⓘ water rights ⓘ
yearCameIntoForce	1910 ⓘ
yearSigned	1909 ⓘ

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement → relatedTo → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact → relatedTo → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

International Joint Commission → formedByTreaty → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

International Joint Commission → legalBasis → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 → hasShortName → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boundary Waters Treaty

Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 → hasFormalName → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty Between the United States and Great Britain Relating to Boundary Waters and Questions Arising Between the United States and Canada

Canada–United States border region → environmentalCooperationFramework → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

Saint Lawrence River → governedByTreaty → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

Niagara River → governingTreaty → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations → subjectOf → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canada–United States Niagara River water diversion treaties

Canada–United States border → governedBy → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canada–United States treaties

IJC → legalBasis → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

subject surface form: International Joint Commission

Article I → partOf → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article I (Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909)

Article I → hasCitationForm → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article I (Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909)

this entity surface form: Article I of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909

Article III → partOf → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article III (Boundary Waters Treaty)

Article III → relatedTo → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article III (Boundary Waters Treaty)

this entity surface form: Article II (Boundary Waters Treaty)

Article III → relatedTo → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article III (Boundary Waters Treaty)

this entity surface form: Article IV (Boundary Waters Treaty)

Article III → alsoKnownAs → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article III (Boundary Waters Treaty)

this entity surface form: Article 3 of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909

United States–Canada environmental cooperation → basedOn → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

Article VII → partOf → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

Article VII → locatedInDocument → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty between the United States and Great Britain relating to boundary waters and questions arising between the United States and Canada

Article II → partOf → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article II (Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909)

Article II → treatyName → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article II (Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909)

this entity surface form: Treaty Between the United States and Great Britain Relating to Boundary Waters, and Questions Arising Between the United States and Canada

Article II → relatedTo → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article II (Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909)

this entity surface form: Article I (Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909)

Article II → relatedTo → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article II (Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909)

this entity surface form: Article III (Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909)

Article IV → partOf → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article IV (Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909)

International Niagara Board of Control → follows → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

Upper Niagara Rapids → governedBy → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ

Niagara River hydropower system → governedBy → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ