Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

September 2006

Table 4 - Recorded March 1 to August 31, 2006 Natural Runoff Volumes - North Saskatchewan River Basin (Natural Flows)

2006 Recorded Volumes
March 1 to August 31
Locations Volume in dam3 Volume as a
% of Average
Ranking (lowest to highest)
Lake Abraham Inflow 1,896,000** 99 13/30
Brazeau Reservoir Inflow 737,000*** 57 1/41
North Saskatchewan River
at Edmonton
3,641,000* 70 8/91

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* - Recorded 2006 natural volumes are preliminary and subject to change
** Lake Abraham is compared to 29 years of data
*** Brazeau Reservoir is compared to 40 years of data

Average and rankings are based on the period 1912 to 2001


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