Columbia River Treaty

E76366

bilateral international treaty hydropower coordination treaty water resources management agreement

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.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Columbia River Treaty canonical	5
Columbia River Treaty projects	3
Canada–United States Columbia River Treaty	1
Canadian Entitlement to downstream power benefits	1
Columbia River Treaty (Canada–US)	1
Columbia River Treaty between Canada and the United States	1
Columbia River Treaty storage system	1
Columbia River Treaty system	1

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 ⓘ surface form: Columbia River Basin
basinCountry	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
country	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateSigned	1961 ⓘ
effectiveDate	1964 ⓘ
follows	1959 Columbia River negotiations ⓘ
governs	storage and release of water from Canadian Columbia River dams ⓘ
hasComponent	Columbia River Treaty self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
location	Columbia River ⓘ surface form: Columbia River Basin
mainSubject	flood control ⓘ hydropower generation ⓘ transboundary river management ⓘ water storage coordination ⓘ
notableFor	being a landmark transboundary water management agreement ⓘ 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 ⓘ construction of storage dams in Canada ⓘ payment to Canada for downstream power benefits ⓘ
purpose	coordinate hydropower operations on the Columbia River ⓘ optimize storage and release of water in upstream reservoirs ⓘ provide assured flood control benefits ⓘ
region	British Columbia ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ
regulates	cross-border flows of the Columbia River ⓘ operation of major dams in the Columbia River Basin ⓘ
reviewStatus	subject to modernization and renegotiation discussions in the 21st century ⓘ
signatory	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States

Referenced by (14)

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

Columbia River → governedBy → Columbia River Treaty ⓘ

Columbia River Treaty → hasComponent → Columbia River Treaty self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Entitlement to downstream power benefits

Columbia River hydropower system → regulatedBy → Columbia River Treaty ⓘ

Kootenay River → governedBy → Columbia River Treaty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River Treaty (Canada–US)

Little Goose Dam → managedUnder → Columbia River Treaty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River Treaty system

Mica Dam reservoir → partOf → Columbia River Treaty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River Treaty projects

Mica Dam reservoir → createdUnderAgreement → Columbia River Treaty ⓘ

Duncan Dam reservoir → partOf → Columbia River Treaty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River Treaty storage system

Duncan Dam reservoir → partOfInfrastructure → Columbia River Treaty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River Treaty projects

Duncan Dam reservoir → hasLegalFramework → Columbia River Treaty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River Treaty between Canada and the United States

Arrow Lakes reservoir → createdByTreaty → Columbia River Treaty ⓘ

subject surface form: Arrow Lakes Reservoir

Arrow Lakes reservoir → partOfAgreement → Columbia River Treaty ⓘ

subject surface form: Arrow Lakes Reservoir

this entity surface form: Canada–United States Columbia River Treaty

Keenleyside Dam → partOf → Columbia River Treaty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River Treaty projects

Keenleyside Dam → governedBy → Columbia River Treaty ⓘ