RIVER BASIN · CLDO

Colorado

North America · shared by 2 countries

662,500km² of basin
2riparian countries
32treaties on record
7Mpeople in basin

The basin

Colorado basin (blue) over its riparian countries · real geometry, TFDD & Natural Earth

Shared by

MexicoUnited States of America

32 treaties in the record

1848Treaty of peace, friendship, limits, and settlement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States concluded at Guadalupe Hidalgo, February
Navigation, Territorial and Border Issues
1884Convention between the United States of America and the United States of Mexico touching the international boundary line where it follows the bed of the Rio Col
Territorial and Border Issues, Infrastructure
1889Boundary Convention between the United States of America and Mexico
Territorial and Border Issues
1889Boundary Convention between the United States of America and Mexico, extending the Convention of 1 March 1889
Territorial and Border Issues
1895Boundary Convention between the United States of America and Mexico, extending the Convention of 1 March 1889
Territorial and Border Issues
1896Boundary Convention between the United States of America and Mexico, extending the Convention of 1 March 1889
Territorial and Border Issues
1897Boundary Convention between the United States of America and Mexico, extending the Convention of 1 March 1889
Territorial and Border Issues
1898Boundary Convention between the United States of America and Mexico, extending the Convention of 1 March 1889
Territorial and Border Issues
1899Boundary Convention between the United States of America and Mexico, extending the Convention of 1 March 1889
Territorial and Border Issues
1944Treaty between the United States of America and Mexico relating to the waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers, and of the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo) from Fort Qu
Water Quantity, Domestic/Municipal Water, Navigation, Agriculture, Hydropower, Flood Management
1965Minute 218: Recommendations on the Colorado River salinity problem
Water Quality, Infrastructure
1966Exchange of notes constituting an agreement concerning the loan of waters of the Colorado River for irrigation of lands in the Mexicali Valley
Water Quantity
1970Treaty to resolve pending boundary differences and maintain the Rio Grande and Colorado River as the international boundary ◆ GW
Border and Territorial Issues
1972Agreement effected by minute no. 241 of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, adopted at El Paso
Water Quantity, Water Quality
1972Text of Joint Communique (USA and Mexico)
Water Quality
1973Agreement extending minute no. 241 of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, on July 14, 1972, as extended
Water Quantity, Water Quality
1973Mexico-US agreement on the permanent and definitive solution to the salinity of the Colorado River Basin (International Boundary and Water Commission Minute No. ◆ GW
Water Quantity, Water Quality
1979Recommendations for the soluction to the border sanitation problems
Water Quality
1983Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States on cooperation for the protection and improvement of the environment in the border
Water Quality, Environment
1985Agreement of cooperation between the United States of America and the United Mexican States regarding pollution of the environment along the inland internation ◆ GW
Water Quality, Environment
1992Conceptual plan for the long term solution to the border sanitation problem of the new river at Calexico, California--Mexicali, Baja California
Water Quality, Infrastructure
1993Mexico-United States: agreement concerning the establishment of a border environment cooperation commission and a north american development bank
Environment, Funding and Financing
1994Minute no. 291 of the International Boundary and Water Commission, U.S.A. and Mexico, concerning improvements to the conveying capacity of the international bou
Flood Management
1995Minute 294: Facilities planning program for the solution of border sanitation problems.
Water Quality, Infrastructure,
1999Joint Colorado River water conveyance planning level study for the San Diego, CA-Tijuana Baja CA Region Minute No. 301
Water Quantity
2000Joint grant contribution for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects for communities in the United States-Mexico border area Minute No 304
Domestic/Municipal Water Supply, Infrastructure
2000Conceputal framework for United States-Mexico studies for future recommendations concerning the riparian and estuarine ecology of the limitrope section of the C
Environment
2009Joint declaration on Colorado River issues
Environment, Agriculture, Climate Change
2010Conceptual framework for U.S. - Mexico discussions on Colorado River cooperative actions Minute No. 317 ◆ GW
Water Quantity
2010Adjustment of deliever schedules for water alloted to Mexico for the years 2010 through 2013 as a result of infrastructure damage in irrgiation district 014, Ri
Water Quantity, Water Quality, Infrastructure
2012Interim international cooperative measures in the Colorado River Basin through 2017 and extension of Minute 318 cooperative measures to address the continued ef
Water Quantity
2017Minute No. 323: Extension of Cooperative Measures and Adoption of a Binational Water Scarcity Contingency Plan in the Colorado River Basin ◆ GW
Water Quantity, Water Quality

Source: TFDD International Freshwater Treaties Database · open in the explorer →