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Columbia River Treaty with Canada-BPA Turns North

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Title Columbia River Treaty with Canada-BPA Turns North
Relation Power and the Pacific Northwest
Date 2005-04-20 to 2005-05-09
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Description 6 Columbia River Treaty with Canada- BPA Turns North Across the 49th Parallel, the boundary between the United States and Canada, flows the Columbia River—the largest single source of hydroelectric power on the North American Continent. The machinery to settle questions concerning the joint use of this great resource and other international rivers was provided by the Boundary Waters Treaty ratified in 1909 by the Governments of Canada and the United States. This...
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