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VUOKSA<br />
Total area: 62,700 km 2<br />
Area of Basin in Country<br />
Countries km 2 %<br />
Finland 54,300 86.48<br />
Russia 8,500 13.52<br />
TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS<br />
Convention between the Republic of Finland and the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic concerning<br />
the maintenance of river channels and the regulation of fishing on water courses Forming Part of the<br />
Frontier Between Finland and Russia<br />
Treaty basin: Tuulomanjoki, Luttojoki, Kutajoki,Tuntsajoki, Kutalahti, Tuntsajoki, Ulanganjoki, Pääjärvi,<br />
Paanajärvi, Pistojoki, Yla-Kuittijärvi, Kuusamon-järvi, Lieksa, Tuulijoki, Pielisjärvi, Lentiera, Lake Tuulijärvi,<br />
Tulenmananjoki, Lake Ladoga, Lake Tulenanjärvi, Date: October 28, 1922<br />
Signatories: USSR, Finland<br />
Agreement [Between Finland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics] Concerning Frontier<br />
Watercourses (with exchange of letters), Helsinki<br />
Treaty basin: Frontier or shared waters Date: April 24, 1964<br />
Signatories: Finland, USSR<br />
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Finland and the Government of the Union of<br />
Soviet Socialist Republics concerning the production of electric power in the part of the Vuoksi river<br />
bounded by the Imatra and Svetogorsk Hydroelectric Station<br />
Treaty basin: Vuoksa Date: July 12, 1972<br />
Signatories: Russia, Finland<br />
RIVER BASIN ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMISSIONS<br />
Joint Commission for regulation of the rules for the lake Saimaa and the Vuoksa rivers (subbasins of the<br />
Vuoksa Basin)<br />
Treaty basin: Vuoksa Date: October 26, 1989<br />
Signatories: Russia, Finland<br />
Source: http://www.unece.org/env/water/documents/transbwatcoopnis_fin_e.pdf<br />
Finnish-R<br />
innish-Russian Joint Commission on the Utilization of Frontier Waters<br />
This cooperation provides an example of the benefits of sustained activities between two countries sharing<br />
common resources. Geographical Scope: The lakes, rivers, and streams intersected by the frontier line or<br />
along which the frontier line runs.<br />
See http://<br />
Treaty basin: Kemi, Olanga, Oulu, Pasvik, Tuloma, Vuoksa Date: 1964<br />
Signatories: Finland, Russia<br />
Source: www.inwent.org/ef-texte/vilnius/rep1199e.htm<br />
Appendix 1. International Freshwater Agreements, Organizations, Commissions — 155