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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Objectives and alert levels in the Rainy-Lake of the Woods Basin: Phase II
Year
2023
Project Description
The International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board is mandated to recommend objectives for boundary waters, to select and establish alert levels, identify potential problems for boundary waters, and to report on exceedances of these and trends of water quality and aquatic ecosystem health...
Content type
IWI Project
International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board

Assessing vulnerability of waters to Mining in the Rainy Lake of the Woods watershed
Year
2022
Project Description
The past, present and future impacts of mining in the Rainy-Lake of the Woods / Rainy River basin has been a topic of concern for the International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board (IRLWWB) for many years. The concerns of the board have been raised to the International Joint Commission (IJC)...
Content type
IWI Project
International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board

Lake of the Woods - Southern Shore Barrier Island Erosion Investigation
Year
2022
Project Description
Due to numerous factors, the sediments at Pine, Curry and Sable Islands, located within the International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed, are eroding. This erosion has reduced the size of these islands and without determining the cause(s) of erosion, these islands are at risk of further...
Content type
IWI Project
International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board

Rainy-Lake of the Woods State of the Basin Report (SOBR) 2022
Year
2021
Project Description
This project is to produce a Rainy-Lake of the Woods State of the Basin Report (SOBR) 2021 update in a binational project partnership of the Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation (a not-for-profit Registered Charitable Organization), the International Multi-Agency Arrangement (a...
Content type
IWI Project
International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board

AIS Risk Assessment for Rainy – Lake of the Woods Watershed: Phase I, Coarse Filter
Year
2019
Project Description
The Rainy-Lake of the Woods Basin is a popular tourist destination close to several large water systems meaning there is ample passageway for aquatic invasive species (AIS) to enter. When this project was proposed, there was a lack of consistent AIS prevention efforts across jurisdictions, which...
Content type
IWI Project
International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board

Objectives and Alert Levels in the Rainy-Lake of the Woods Basin
Year
2017
Project Description
This project will develop water quality and aquatic ecosystem health Objectives and Alert Levels for the Rainy-Lake of the Woods Basin. Existing Objectives are outdated and it is not known if the Alert Level parameters are those that Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board (the Board) would deem...
Content type
IWI Project
International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board

Project WET inclusion in Minnesota School Curriculum
Year
2017
Project Description
This is for the first phase of a project to use Project WET* tools to bring news and activities of the International Rainy Lake of the Woods Watershed to schools in the basin. In this phase, the Board will develop a Kindergarten to Grade 12 cross reference guide, matching Minnesota state curriculum...
Content type
IWI Project
International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board

2015 Update of Upper Rainy River Numerical Model
Year
2015
Project Description
In light of a planned 3-year long gate refurbishment project at the Fort Frances dam on the Rainy River, an existing 2-D hydrodynamic model will be updated with recent measured water level data in order to simulate the conveyance losses due to gate closures during refurbishment. In addition to this...
Content type
IWI Project
International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board

Development of an international, web-based StreamStats model for the Rainy-Lake of the Woods Basin
Year
2015
Project Description
StreamStats, developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), is a Web-based Geographic Information System (GIS). It provides users with access to an assortment of analytical tools useful for water-resources planning and management, along with engineering applications. StreamStats makes the process...
Content type
IWI Project
International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board

Seine River Temperature Project
Year
2015
Project Description
In an effort to better understand the correlation between water levels and temperature and fish spawning in the Rainy Lake system, the International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board (IRLWWB) need water level, temperature and fish data in the Seine River upstream of Rainy Lake. The data will...
Content type
IWI Project
International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board