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Researcher: 
Mitchell
Data entry notes: 
The United States proposes in a Note to the Government of Canada a plan for the construction of a Joint Ring Levee Project to provide flood protection to the town of Emerson, Manitoba and the unincorporated village of Noyes in Minnesota. The plan sets out obligations of the province of Manitoba and of the Army of the United States with respect to the construction of levees to accommodate the flow of water of the Red riv er. The province of Manitoba shall reimburse the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army for costs of the international segment of the levee ring. Article VI contains a clause on indemnification by the United States' Army of damages other than arising from negligence of the province of Manitoba or its contractors. (8 articles); FAO Descriptors: 110; 241; 231; TFDD Basin: BAS-FAOC015270;
Treaty Name and Text
Agreement Name: 
Agreement Between The United States of America And Canada On Red River Flood Control
Alternative Treaty Name: 
Red River Flood Control - Agreement Between The United States of America And Canada
Possible Sources (additional): 
LEX-FAOC010932; bi-10932.pdf; Treaties and Other International Acts Series 11641, pp. 1-8.
Signature/Entry into Force/Termination
Date IEA was signed: 
1988-08-30
Signature Year: 
1988
Treaty Type
Membership eligibility (multilateral, bilateral, etc): 
Agreement Type Level 3: 
E (environment) Code (agreement is environmental or not): 
Environmental
Source for E (environmental) code: 
Title
Text used for E (environmental) coding: 
Agreement Between The United States of America And Canada On Red River Flood Control
Words used to code as Environmental: 
flood control/river
Lineage
Lineage: 
Not Yet Assigned
Sequence in lineage: 
100.000
Secretariat and auspices
Secretariat: 
Legacy
Hidden fields
Version: 
2007.10
Inclusion Auto-Generated: 
BEA - Bilateral Environmental Agreements
Subject: 
FreshwaterResources
Category: 
ENV