ID:
policies-48
Name:
Lake of the Woods Control Board Act
Issuing organisation:
Canadian Parliament
Geographical Scope:
Canada
Type:
Legistlation
Scientific domain:
Chemistry and biology
Type of water:
surface and groundwater
Water management focus:
monitoring, management, simulation,
Parameter change rate assumption:
Quality, flow, level, pressure
Description:
The Lake of the Woods Control Board Act defines the purpose and powers of the Lake of the Woods Control Board to regulate water levels in the Ontario, Manitoba, and US water system, including Lake of the Woods, Lac Seul, and the Winnipeg and English Rivers.
Status:
Effective
Effect Date:
27 March 1958
Resource:
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/T-10.4/page-1.html
Recommendations:
Regulate outflows from the Lake of the Woods, manage outflows from Lac Seul, Control flow into Lac Seul via Lake St. Joseph diversion, and oversee flows in the Winnipeg and English Rivers
