The 2000 recorded flow volume of the East Poplar River at International Boundary was 3,420 dam^ 

 (2,770 acre-feet). This volume is 112 percent of the median annual flow since the completion of 

 Morrison Dam in 1975. 



3.2.2 Apportionment 



In 1976 the International Souris-Red Rivers Engineering Board, through its Poplar River Task Force, 

 completed an investigation and made a recommendation to the Governments of Canada and the United 

 States regarding the apportionment of waters of the Poplar River basin. Although not officially adopted 

 by the two countries, the Poplar River Bilateral Monitoring Committee has adhered to the Apportion- 

 ment Recommendations in each of its annual reports. Annex 3 contains the apportionment 

 recommendation. 



3.2.3 Minimum Flows 



The recorded volume of the Poplar River at International Boundary from March 1 to May 31, 2000 was 

 2,080 dam^ (1,690 acre-feet). Based on IJC recommendations and the assumption that the recorded flow 

 is the natural flow, the United States was entitled to a minimum discharge on the East Poplar River of 

 0.028 cubic metres per second (m^/s) (1.0 cubic feet per second (ft^/s)) for the period June 1, 2000 to 

 May 31, 2001. The minimum flow for the period January 1 to May 31, 2000 was 0.057 m^/s (2.0 ft^/s), 

 determined on the basis of the Poplar River flow volume for March 1 to May 31, 1999. A hydrograph 

 for the East Poplar River at International Boundary and the minimum flow as recommended by the IJC 

 are shown in Figure 3.2. 



Daily flows during 2000 met or exceeded the minimum flow recommended by the IJC throughout the 

 year except for April 28 when daily flows fell slightly below the recommended minimum. 



