International Niagara Board of Control

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The International Niagara Board of Control is a binational body that oversees water levels and flow regulation in the Niagara River on behalf of the United States and Canada.

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Label Occurrences
International Niagara Board of Control canonical 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf binational board
international organization
aimsTo balance hydropower production and environmental interests
ensure compliance with international agreements on Niagara River flows
protect scenic beauty of Niagara Falls
appliesToJurisdiction Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River system

Niagara Falls
Niagara River
cooperatesWith Canadian hydropower authorities
United States hydropower authorities
environmental agencies in Canada
environmental agencies in the United States
country Canada
United States of America
fieldOfWork hydrology
transboundary water governance
water resources management
follows Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
hasHeadquartersLocation Canada
United States of America
hasLegalBasis orders of approval issued by the International Joint Commission
hasMember Canadian representatives
United States representatives
hasObjective maintain agreed minimum flows over Niagara Falls
minimize adverse impacts on shoreline and ecosystems
optimize hydropower generation within treaty limits
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasRole advising the International Joint Commission
flow regulation
implementation of international water regulation orders
monitoring compliance with water regulation criteria
water level regulation
hasScope binational
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
monitors hydropower diversions at Niagara Falls
water levels at Niagara River control points
operatesOnBehalfOf Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada

United States government
surface form: Government of the United States of America
parentOrganization International Joint Commission
regulates distribution of Niagara River flows between power generation and scenic flow over Niagara Falls
outflows from the Chippawa–Grass Island Pool
water levels in the Niagara River
reportsTo International Joint Commission
uses flow gauges
hydrometric data
water level gauges

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Niagara River managedBy International Niagara Board of Control
Upper Niagara Rapids regulatedBy International Niagara Board of Control
Niagara River hydropower system regulator International Niagara Board of Control