Publications

Columbia Basin Trust Fact Sheets

• Columbia Basin Trust and the Columbia River Treaty
• Downstream Power Benefits
• Flood Control
• Future of the Columbia River Treaty
• Key Dates
• What Basin Residents Said
• Columbia River Treaty FAQs
• Columbia River Treaty Impacts
• Can the current CRT address residents' concerns?
• Salmon in the Columbia Basin
• Columbia River Treaty and Libby Dam
• Climate Change in the Columbia Basin
• Ktunaxa Nation and the Columbia River Treaty

An Overview: Columbia River Treaty.
Plain-language brochure provides overview of the CRT prepared by CBT.

Columbia Basin Trust and the Columbia River Treaty
Fact sheet prepared by CBT outlines relationship between CBT and the CRT, and CBT's role.

History of the Columbia River Treaty
Fact sheet prepared by the Province of BC provides historical context for the CRT.

Columbia River Treaty Fact Sheet
Prepared by the U.S. Entities 2014-2024 Columbia River Treaty Review, this fact sheet provides overview of key dates and provisions.

Columbia River Treaty, February 1964

Exchange of Notes: U.S. Dept. Of State and Canadian Embassy 1999

The Columbia River Treaty: A Synopsis of Structure, Content and Operations
Prepared for the Canadian Columbia River Forum.

Reports

CRT Summary of Spring 2012 Information Sessions

Summary of CRT Dam and Reservoir Issues in Canada

CRT 2011 Education and Engagement Summary Report

CRT 2011 Summary Report Appendix

Information Session Summaries
Read summaries of information sessions held in 2011 and 2012. Watch the Speakers' Corner videos, recorded at information sessions, to hear what other Basin residents are thinking.

Castlegar	Jaffray	Revelstoke
Cranbrook	Meadow Creek/Kaslo	Trail
Creston	Nakusp	Valemount
Golden	Nelson	Columbia Valley
New Denver

Columbia River Treaty 2014/2024 Review Phase 1 Report
Prepared jointly by Canadian and U.S. entities in 2010.

Executive Summary:
Columbia River Treaty 2014/2024 Review Phase 1 Report
Prepared jointly by Canadian and U.S. entities in 2010.

Backgrounder:
CRT 2014/2024 Review Phase 1 Report
Prepared by the Province of BC in 2010.

The Columbia River Treaty: A Synopsis of Structure, Content and Operations
Prepared for the Canadian Columbia River Forum.

Multimedia

Videos

CRT Young Leaders Conference
Youth in the Columbia Basin speak about what's important to them concerning the Columbia River Treaty - March 2012.

Speakers' Corner

Speakers' Corner is a video project to record and share ideas about the Columbia River Treaty.

Voices from Young Leaders

Voices from Selkirk College Students

Voices from Kootenay Lake and Duncan Reservoir

Voices from Arrow Lakes Reservoir

Voices from Kinbasket Reservoir

Voices from Koocanusa Reservoir

Voices from Elected Officials: Why does it matter?

Feedback from Basin Residents

What Basin Residents Said
This short video what Basin residents said during the community information sessions in fall 2011/winter 2012. Prepared by CBT in 2012. (3 mins)

Columbia River Treaty - The Past

Columbia River Treaty - A Brief History
This short video presents key facts on CRT history
Prepared by CBT in 2011. (3 mins)

Columbia River Treaty: Learn about our past and think about our future
This short documentary tells stories from the past and offers perspectives about the future of the Columbia River Treaty (CRT). It is a compilation video that includes content from several existing videos about the CRT. (4 mins)

The Course of History
A review of the benefits and impacts of the CRT. Prepared by Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History. (8 mins)

Columbia River Basin From Treaty toTrust
Reviews the origin of CBT as it relates to the CRT and the organization's mandate and purpose. Prepared by CBT. (28 mins)

A History of the Columbia River Development Treaty
Prepared by CBT. (28 mins)

A River Loved
People living and working on the Columbia River and the Columbia River Treaty discuss the importance of the river and the treaty.

Columbia River Treaty - The Present and Future

Columbia River Treaty - The Basics
This short video outlines key provisions of the Columbia River Treaty and builds on the video, Columbia River Treaty - A Brief History. Prepared by CBT in 2011 (3 mins)

Virtual Flyovers

Virtual Flyover: Duncan Dam and Reservoir
Take a virtual tour of Dam and Reservoir. (3 mins)

Virtual Flyover: Hugh Keenleyside Dam and Arrow Lakes Reservoir
Take a virtual tour of Dam and Reservoir. (3 mins)

Virtual Flyover: Mica Dam and Kinbasket Reservoir
Take a virtual tour of Dam and Reservoir. (3 mins)

Virtual Flyover: Libby Dam and Koocanusa Reservoir
Take a virtual tour of Dam and Reservoir. (3 mins)

Columbia River Google Earth Dam Tour
Prepared by the Bonneville Power Administration, this flyover takes the viewer from the headwaters of the Columbia River in BC, to Astoria, Oregon, where the Columbia River

Pre- and Post-Dam Images

These interactive photos allow you to view changes to the landscape with your mouse.

Timeline

Timeline of CRT History
CRT Timeline of key events and dates.

Timeline of Hydro Development in the Basin
Timeline of Hydro Development in the Basin.

Presentations

PowerPoint: Columbia River Treaty Overview

Info Session Files: Hydro Operations in the Columbia Basin

(March 13, 2013)

• Agenda
• Presentation: International Boundary Waters Treaty, International Joint Commission and The Kootenay Lake Order by Gwyn Graham
• Presentation: Libby Dam Operations Briefing by James Barton, US Army Corps of Engineers
• Presentation: Overview of Columbia/Kootenay Operations by Kelvin Ketchum, BC Hydro
• Presentation: FortisBC's Operations of Kootenay Lake by Marko Aaltomaa, FortisBC

 

Maps

Duncan Dam and Duncan Reservoir

• Creston
• West Arm Kootenay Lake

Hugh Keenleyside Dam and Arrow Lakes Reservoir

• Lower Arrow Lakes
• Nakusp
• Trail
• New Denver
• Revelstoke

Libby Dam and Koocanusa Reservoir

• Koocanusa Reservoir

Mica Dam and Kinbasket Reservoir

• Columbia Valley
• Canoe Reach
• Kinbasket Reservoir

Columbia Basin Trust Region
Map shows geographic scope of CBT's region within the Columbia Basin.

Columbia River Basin Map
Map shows entire Columbia River Basin watershed in Canada and the United States, including CRT dams and reservoirs.

Columbia River Treaty Dams
Dynamic map with facts about the four CRT dams.

Hydroelectric Development in South Eastern British Columbia
Prepared for the Virtual Museum of Canada, this dynamic map allows the user to customize the information displayed and provides information on CRT and other hydroelectric projects in the Columbia Basin.

Links

• Canadian Links
• Provincial Columbia River Treaty Review
• Province of BC Ministry of Energy and Mines
• History of Hydropower in the Columbia Basin
• Canadian Columbia River Forum
• FortisBC – Kootenay Lake Levels
• U.S. Links
• Northwest Power and Conservation Council
• Columbia Basin Bulletin
• Columbia River Treaty 2014/2024 Review
• Columbia River Post-2024 Flood Risk Management Procedure White Paper (Sept 2011)
• BC Hydro’s Response to US Flood Risk Management White Paper
• June/July 2012 Listening Sessions Materials
• June/July 2012 Listening Sessions Summary
• B.C.’s presentation at American Water Resources Association Conference on the CRT
• Columbia River Treaty Documents
• Columbia River Treaty
• Exchange of Notes: U.S. Dept. Of State and Canadian Embassy 1999
• Canadian and U.S. Entities
• BC Hydro
• U.S. Entities: CRT 2014 / 2024 Review
• Bonneville Power Administration
• US Army Corps of Engineers
• Columbia River Treaty Agencies
• Permanent Engineering Board
• International Columbia River Board of Control
• First Nations
• Ktunaxa Nation
• Okanagan Nation Alliance
• Shuswap Nation Council
• History of the Columbia River Treaty
• Balance of Power-History of Hydroelectric Development in southeastern British Columbia
• Northwest Power and Conservation Council (United States)-Columbia River Treaty History
• Tribes
• Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission
• Upper Columbia United Tribes
• Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation
• The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
• Cowlitz Indian Tribe
• Glossary

Events

Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) will use this page to share information about upcoming public events related to the Columbia River Treaty that are organized by groups other than CBT.

Community	When?	Where?
TBA

Newsroom

Media Kit

• News Release: Take Part in Provincial Consultations on the CRT
• Summary - Dam and Reservoir Issues in Canada
• News Release: Join the Provincial Treaty Consultation
• News Release: Basin Residents Learn About Columbia River Treaty
• News Release: Columbia River Treaty Engagement
• Brochure - An Overview: Columbia River Treaty
• Fact Sheet- Columbia Basin Trust and the Columbia River Treaty
• Video-The Columbia River Treaty: A Brief History
• CRT Dam Pictures
• Downstream Power Benefits Fact Sheet
• Flood Control Fact Sheet
• Key CRT Dates 2014 and 2024 Fact Sheet
• Future of the Columbia River Treaty Fact Sheet
• Glossary