Columbia River Treaty
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The Columbia River Treaty is a landmark 1964 agreement between the United States and Canada that coordinates hydropower generation and flood control in the Columbia River Basin.
Aliases (2)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral international treaty
→
hydropower coordination treaty → water resources management agreement → |
| appliesTo |
Arrow Lakes reservoir
→
Columbia River → Duncan Dam reservoir → Kootenay River → Mica Dam reservoir → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Columbia River Basin
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| basinCountry |
Canada
→
United States → |
| country |
Canada
→
United States → |
| dateSigned |
1961
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| effectiveDate |
1964
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| follows |
1959 Columbia River negotiations
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| governs |
storage and release of water from Canadian Columbia River dams
→
|
| hasComponent |
Canadian Entitlement to downstream power benefits
→
flood control operating plans → hydropower operating plans → |
| hasEffect |
increased hydropower generation efficiency
→
reduced flood risk in the lower Columbia River → |
| implementedBy |
BC Hydro
→
Bonneville Power Administration → Canadian federal agencies → United States Army Corps of Engineers → |
| language |
English
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|
| legalStatus |
in force
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| location |
Columbia River Basin
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| mainSubject |
flood control
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hydropower generation → transboundary river management → water storage coordination → |
| notableFor |
being a landmark transboundary water management agreement
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formalizing flood control responsibilities between the United States and Canada → long-term coordination of U.S.-Canada hydropower operations → |
| providesFor |
assured flood control storage for the United States
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construction of storage dams in Canada → payment to Canada for downstream power benefits → |
| purpose |
coordinate hydropower operations on the Columbia River
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optimize storage and release of water in upstream reservoirs → provide assured flood control benefits → |
| region |
British Columbia
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Pacific Northwest → |
| regulates |
cross-border flows of the Columbia River
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operation of major dams in the Columbia River Basin → |
| reviewStatus |
subject to modernization and renegotiation discussions in the 21st century
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| signatory |
Canada
→
United States → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Columbia River
→
Kootenay River ("Columbia River Treaty (Canada–US)") → |
governedBy |
|
Columbia River Treaty
("Canadian Entitlement to downstream power benefits")
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hasComponent |
|
Columbia River hydropower system
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regulatedBy |