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- January 17, 1961
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- Canada
- United States
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Columbia River Treaty
United States-Canada [1961]
Columbia River Treaty, (Jan. 17, 1961), agreement between Canada and the United States to develop and share waterpower and storage facilities on the Columbia River. The treaty called for the United States to build Libby Dam in northern Montana and for Canada to build dams at three locations in British Columbia. Hydroelectric power was to be provided to four northwestern U.S. states and two southwestern Canadian provinces. The treaty, which affords mutual protection against irregular diversion of power by either country, was ratified by the United States on March 16, 1961, and by Canada on Sept. 16, 1964.
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