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The Columbia River Treaty is a 1961 agreement between Canada and the United States on the development and operation of dams in the upper Columbia River basin for power and flood control benefits in both countries. Four dams were constructed under this treaty: three in the Canadian province of British Columbia (Duncan Dam, Mica Dam, Keenleyside Dam) and one in the U.S. state of Montana (Libby Dam).

The treaty provided for the sharing with Canada of half of the downstream U.S. power and flood benefits, and allows the operation of Treaty storage for other benefits. The long-term impacts of the treaty have been mixed: while the dams have provided enormous economic benefits to British Columbia and the U.S. Pacific Northwest through hydroelectric generation and flood control, there are longstanding concerns regarding social and economic impacts to the local communities, and the environmental effects associated with the construction and operation of large dams.

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Columbia River Treaty

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Columbia River Treaty is a 1961 agreement between Canada and the United States on the development and operation of dams in the upper Columbia River basin...

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List of dams in the Columbia River watershed

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began in the early 20th century and picked up the pace after the Columbia River Treaty in the 1960s, by the mid 1980s all the big dams were finished. Including...

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Kootenay River

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The Kootenay River or Kootenai River is a major river of the Northwest Plateau in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, and northern Montana and Idaho...

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Columbia River

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The Columbia River (Upper Chinook: Wimahl or Wimal; Sahaptin: Nch’i-Wàna or Nchi wana; Sinixt dialect swah'netk'qhu) is the largest river in the Pacific...

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Grand Coulee Dam

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was influenced by growing energy demand, regulated river flows stipulated in the Columbia River Treaty with Canada, and competition with the Soviet Union...

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1948 Columbia River flood

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The 1948 Columbia River flood (or Vanport Flood) was a regional flood that occurred in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and Canada. Large portions...

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Mica Dam

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built as one of three Canadian projects under the terms of the 1964 Columbia River Treaty and is operated by BC Hydro. Completed in 1973, the Mica powerhouse...

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CRT

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remainder trust, United States Civil Resolution Tribunal, Canada Columbia River Treaty, Canada–US, 1960s Calreticulin, a protein Capillary refill time...

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British Columbia Treaty Process

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The British Columbia Treaty Process (BCTP) is a land claims negotiation process started in 1993 to resolve outstanding issues, including claims to un-extinguished...

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Oregon Treaty

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The Oregon Treaty is a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States that was signed on June 15, 1846, in Washington, D.C. The treaty brought an...

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Treaty of 1818

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nations. The treaty allowed for joint occupation and settlement of the Oregon Country, known to the British and in Canadian history as the Columbia District...

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BC Hydro

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Generating Station which was completed in 1980. Under the terms of the Columbia River Treaty with the US, BC Hydro built a number of dams and hydro-electric...

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History of British Columbia

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locations—the Peace, Columbia, and Nechako River watersheds. Major transmission deals were concluded, most notably the 1961 Columbia River Treaty between Canada...

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Treaty 8

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Along with the Douglas Treaties, Treaty 8 was the last treaty signed between the Crown and the First Nations in British Columbia until the Nisga'a Final...

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Francisco Palmieri

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2020 strategy, the launch of the renegotiation of the 50-year old Columbia River Treaty with Canada, and the multi-agency response to the ongoing migration...

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Oregon Country

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specified in the U.S.-British treaty of 1818. The United States based its claim in part on Robert Gray's entry of the Columbia River in 1792 and the Lewis and...

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Secessionist movements of Canada

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conditions for joining Canada. During the disputes over what led to the Columbia River Treaty, BC Premier WAC Bennett threatened to take BC out of Canada - and...

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Treaty 8 Tribal Association

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northeastern British Columbia. They have joined in an effort to negotiate with British Columbia and Canada outside the British Columbia Treaty Process. Incorporated...

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List of United States treaties

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relations in Antarctica 1961 – Columbia River Treaty (ratified in 1964) – with Canada to manage water in the Columbia River valley 1961 – Vienna Convention...

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Rocky Mountain Trench

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Trench is drained by four major river basins: the Columbia, Fraser, Peace and Liard. Two reservoirs of the Columbia River Treaty fill much of its length today...

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Site C dam

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currently under construction on the Peace River, 14 kilometers southwest of Fort St. John in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is located approximately...

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Columbia Basin Trust

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region most adversely affected by the Columbia River Treaty (CRT), in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The CRT, ratified by the United States...

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Status of First Nations treaties in British Columbia

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The lack of treaties between the First Nations of British Columbia (BC) and the Canadian Crown is a long-standing problem that became a major issue in...

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John Diefenbaker

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respond. In January 1961, Diefenbaker visited Washington to sign the Columbia River Treaty. However, with only days remaining in the Eisenhower administration...

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Libby Dam

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fourth dam constructed under the Columbia River Treaty. The Kootenai River is the third largest tributary to the Columbia River, contributing almost twenty...

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