Water Supply Outlook for Alberta
July 2008
Table 4a - Water Supply Forecast as of July 1, 2008 - Bow River Basin
(Natural Flows) |
Volume Forecast for March 1 to September 30, 2008 | ||||||
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-September 2007 Volume as a % of Average |
Bow River at Banff | 907,000 | 85 | 78-99 | 75 | 13/91 | n/a** |
Lake Minnewanka Inflow | 229,000 | 123 | 118-133 | 109 | 76/91 | n/a** |
Spray River near Banff | 379,000 | 103 | 100-117 | 92 | 51/91 | n/a** |
Kananaskis River | 431,000 | 106 | 101-115 | 93 | 55/91 | n/a** |
Bow River at Calgary | 2,479,000 | 102 | 96-115 | 91 | 51/91 | n/a** |
Elbow River | 302,000 | 138 | 133-156 | 123 | 79/91 | n/a** |
Highwood River | 855,000 | 137 | 131-151 | 121 | 74/91 | n/a** |
** The recorded March-September 2007 volumes will be published in the next Water Supply Outlook Report. Average is calculated for the March 1 to September 30 period from 1912 to 2001
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