FIRTH Total area: 6,000 km2
Countries
Area of Basin in Country km2 %
Canada United States
3,800 2,200
63.6 36.4
RIVER BASIN ORGANIZATIONS
AND
C OMMISSIONS
International Joint Commission (IJC) The International Joint Commission is an independent binational organization established by the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909. Its purpose is to help prevent and resolve disputes relating to the use and quality of boundary waters and to advise Canada and the United States on related questions. Treaty basin: Alsek, Chilkat, Columbia, Firth, Fraser, Mississippi, Nelson- Saskatchewan, Skagit, St. Croix, St. John, St. Lawrence, Stikine, Taku, Whiting, Yukon Date: 1909 Signatories: Canada, United States of America Source: http://www.ijc.org/en/home/main_accueil.htm
78 — Hydropolitical V ulnerability and R esilience along International W aters: North America Vulnerability Resilience Waters: