Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909

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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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instanceOf bilateral treaty ⓘ
environmental agreement ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
water treaty ⓘ
appliesTo United States–Canada border ⓘ
boundary waters between the United States and Canada ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1910-05-05 ⓘ
countrySignatory Canada ⓘ
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 basin ⓘ
linked to: Great Lakes region

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 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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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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 ⓘ
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Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 → hasFormalName → Treaty Between the United States and Great Britain Relating to Boundary Waters and Questions Arising Between the United States and Canada ⓘ
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Saint Lawrence River → governedByTreaty → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ
Niagara River → governingTreaty → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ
Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations → subjectOf → Canada–United States Niagara River water diversion treaties ⓘ
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Article VII → locatedInDocument → Treaty between the United States and Great Britain relating to boundary waters and questions arising between the United States and Canada ⓘ
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Article II (Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909) → partOf → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ
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Article II (Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909) → treatyName → Treaty Between the United States and Great Britain Relating to Boundary Waters, and Questions Arising Between the United States and Canada ⓘ
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Article II (Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909) → relatedTo → Article I (Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909) ⓘ
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Article IV (Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909) → partOf → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ
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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 ⓘ
Souris River → governedByAgreement → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ
Commission mixte internationale → legalBasis → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ
United States Commissioner (International Boundary Commission) → ensuresComplianceWith → United States–Canada boundary treaties and agreements ⓘ
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Ontario–Minnesota border → hasLegalBasisIn → Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ