CRT Library

Taming the Columbia River: Challenge of United States-Canadian cooperation

An introduction to the Columbia River Treaty and the development of hydropower on the Columbia, written for a younger audience.
“This is a book about the mightiest source of power on the North American continent — the Columbia River. You will see . . .

Author: Holbrook, Sabra
Publisher: Coward-McCann, Inc.
Date: 1967

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Tangled Nets: Treaty Rights and Tribal Identities at Celilo Falls

This article presents the history of Native fishing rights at Celilo Falls as well as current issues and conflicts. Includes the effects of hydro projects along the Columbia.
Note: the full text is not available in the CRTDL. For online availability, . . .

Author: Fisher, Andrew H.
Publisher: Oregon Historical Society
Date: 2004

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The Canada-United States Controversy Over the Columbia River

This lengthy article discusses the background to the CRT and includes a section about the Columbia Basin, including sections on the river, climate in the basin, irrigation, commercial fishery, flood control among others. It also discusses some of the . . .

Author: Johnson, Ralph W.

Date: 1966

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The Columbia River Basin: Issues and Driving Forces within the Columbia River Basin with the Potential to Affect Future Transboundary Water Management

This master’s thesis uses modelling to investigate the impacts of management decisions at the Duncan Dam on populations of kokanee salmon in the lower Duncan River. Includes CRT mandated parameters into management models that impact kokanee salmon . . .

Author: Cooper, Garrett
Publisher: Simon Fraser University
Date: 2008

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The Role of Transboundary Agreements in the Columbia River Basin: An Integrated Assessment in the Context of Historic Development, Climate and Evolving Water Policy

This chapter in the book “The historical development of the Columbia River Basin and its current reservoir operating policies has been strongly influenced by transboundary agreements between Canada and the United States, and particularly by the . . .

Author: Hamlet, Alan
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Date: 2003

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