boundary waters
International lake system
Boundary waters are bodies of water—lakes, rivers, or streams—that form or cross borders between political jurisdictions, especially between countries or states.
The term appears frequently in international law regarding shared water rights and navigation.
Capitalized, Boundary Waters refers specifically to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness along the Minnesota-Ontario border, a protected network of lakes and forests popular with paddlers: We spent a week in the Boundary Waters.
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- borderOuter edge or limit
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
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