Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

February 2004

Red Deer River Basin - Water Supply Forecasts

Natural runoff volumes for the March to September 2004 period are forecast to be below-average for the Red Deer River basin, ranging from 85 to 86% of average (Table 5). Although snowpack is average to above-average for this time of year, soil moisture is below-average. The current forecasted volumes for the March to September 2004 period for the Red Deer River basin are 12 to 13% lower than the volumes recorded over the same time period last year. Current forecasted volume at Red Deer would rank 40th lowest in 91-years of record (1912-2001).


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