Water Supply Outlook for Alberta
August 2006
Table 7b - Water Supply Forecast as of August 1, 2006 - North Saskatchewan River Basin
(Natural Flows) |
Volume Forecast for August 1 to September 30, 2006 | Year to date | |||||||
Locations | Volume in dam3 | Volume as a % of Average | Probable Range as a % of Average |
Reasonable Minimum as % of Average |
Forecast Ranking (lowest to highest) | Recorded March-July 2006 Volume as a % of Average | Ranking (lowest to highest) | |
Lake Abraham Inflow | 717,000* | 95 | 83-115 | 70 | 21/43** | 107**** | 20/30 | |
Brazeau Reservoir Inflow | 285,000* | 73 | 60-119 | 56 | 11/44*** | 59**** | 3/41 | |
North Saskatchewan River at Edmonton | 1,411,000* | 82 | 72-96 | 62 | 25/91 | 71**** | 11/91 |
*NOTE: The forecast shown is the March to September 2006 forecast minus the recorded volume to date Click on the site Location to see the Water Supply Forecast graphically ** Lake Abraham is compared to 30 years of data NOTE: There is: a 50% chance that the actual natural flow will fall within the probable range given; a 25% chance that the actual flow will be less than the lower bound of the probable range given; and a 10% chance that the actual natural flow will be less than the reasonable minimum. Actual day to day streamflow conditions Jun vary throughout the season as a result of the effects of streamflow diversion and reservoir storage. |
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