RIVER BASIN · RGNA

Rio Grande (North America)

North America · shared by 2 countries

538,402km² of basin
2riparian countries
28treaties on record
13Mpeople in basin

The basin

Rio Grande (North America) basin (blue) over its riparian countries · real geometry, TFDD & Natural Earth

Shared by

MexicoUnited States of America

28 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, 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
1906Convention between Mexico and the United States for the distribution of waters of Rio Grande
Water Quantity, Agriculture
1930Minute 129 of International Boundary Commission between USA and Mexico ◆ GW
Water Quantity, Water Quantity, Infrastructure
1933Convention between the United States of America and the United Mexican States for the rectification of the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte) in the El Paso-Juare
Flood Management, 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
1960Agreement to proceed with the construction of Amistad Dam on the Rio Grande to from part of the system of international storage dams provided for by the water t
Infrastructure, Flood Management
1963Boundary solution of the problem of the Chamizal
Infrastructure, Territorial and Border Issues
1970Improvement of the international flood control works of the lower Rio Grande
Flood Management
1970Treaty to resolve pending boundary differences and maintain the Rio Grande and Colorado River as the international boundary ◆ GW
Border and Territorial Issues
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
1987Boundary waters agreement between the United States of America and Mexico of 1987
infrastructure
1992International Boundary and Water Commission – minute No. 289 – observation of the quality of the waters along the United States and Mexico border ◆ GW
Water Quality
1993Mexico-United States: agreement concerning the establishment of a border environment cooperation commission and a north american development bank
Environment, Funding and Financing
1995Minute 294: Facilities planning program for the solution of border sanitation problems.
Water Quality, Infrastructure,
1999Memorandum of Understanding between the Junta Municipal de Agua y Saneamiento de Juarez, Chihuahua and the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board of the C ◆ GW
Water Quality, 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
2001Partial coverage of allocation of the Rio Grande treaty tributary water deficit from Fort Quitman to Falcon Dam Mintue 307
Water Quantity
2002United States allocation of Rio Grande waters during the last year of the current cycle, Minute No. 308
Water Quantity
2003Volumes of water saved with the modernization and improved technology projects for the irrigation districts in the Rio Conchos Basin and measures for their conv
Water Quantity

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