Water Supply Outlook for Alberta
August 2006
Table 4b - Water Supply Forecast as of August 1, 2006 - Oldman 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) | |
St. Mary River | 87,000** | 89 | 75-110 | 67 | 41/91 | 95*** | 42/91 | |
Belly River | 32,500* | 90 | 77-115 | 72 | 39/91 | 97*** | 40/91 | |
Waterton River | 56,600* | 91 | 67-120 | 65 | 46/91 | 102*** | 52/91 | |
Oldman River near Brocket | 88,900* | 82 | 66-124 | 63 | 42/91 | 84*** | 33/91 | |
Oldman River at Lethbridge | 284,000* | 85 | 64-115 | 60 | 39/91 | 94*** | 43/91 |
*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 ** - This value is the natural volume and includes the U.S. share 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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