International Watersheds Initiative Projects

The International Joint Commission’s boards in watersheds along the US-Canada border carry out International Watersheds Initiative (IWI) projects to promote communication, conduct scientific studies and contribute to the resolution of watershed issues. Projects are developed by a board and reviewed by Commission staff. All projects are consistent with the board’s mandate and meet the objectives of the IWI. Learn more about the International Watersheds Initiative.

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Isotope Monitoring and Water Balance Assessment of the St. Mary’s/Milk River basins
Year
2022
Project Description
This project examined changing water balance conditions and source water contributions in the Milk River by applying water-mass (stable isotope) balance approaches. The project also demonstrated the utility of stable water isotopes for understanding the St. Mary and Milk Rivers water balance and...
Content type
IWI Project
Accredited Officers of the St. Mary and Milk Rivers

Understanding Recent and Historic Isotope Signatures in the Milk River
Year
2021
Project Description
This project analyzed existing historic isotopic data obtained for the region and previously catalogued by the proponent and contrast these data with data collected in 2020, representing the first time in over 100 years that water isotopic signatures on the Milk River were derived solely from its...
Content type
IWI Project
Accredited Officers of the St. Mary and Milk Rivers

St Mary-Milk Rivers Consumptive Use Study – Remote Sensing Component
Year
2019
Project Description
The primary goal of this project was to develop a historical database representing annual or sub-annual evapotranspiration (ET) totals in the Milk and St. Mary River basins from 1982-2018 using remote sensing. This database laid the foundation for the establishment of a remote sensing tool to...
Content type
IWI Project
Accredited Officers of the St. Mary and Milk Rivers

Milk River Consumptive Use Updates and Code Management - 2017

Year
2017
Project Description
Estimates of consumptive use and evaporative losses are an important component of the computation of the natural flow of the Milk River and apportionment of Milk River water between the U.S. and Canada.
Content type
IWI Project
Accredited Officers of the St. Mary and Milk Rivers

St Mary-Milk Rivers Consumptive Use Study – Remote Sensing Component - 2016
Year
2016
Project Description
Estimates of consumptive use and evaporative losses are an important component of the computation of the natural flow of the Milk River and apportionment of Milk River water between the U.S. and Canada.
Content type
IWI Project
Accredited Officers of the St. Mary and Milk Rivers

Milk River Consumptive Use Study - 2015
Year
2015
Project Description
Estimates of consumptive use and evaporative losses are an important component of the computation of the natural flow of the Milk River and apportionment of Milk River water between the U.S. and Canada.
Content type
IWI Project
Accredited Officers of the St. Mary and Milk Rivers