Water Supply Outlook for Alberta
July 2008
Table 3a - Water Supply Forecast as of July 1, 2008 - Oldman 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 |
St. Mary River | 769,000* | 103 | 96-111 | 93 | 52/91 | n/a** |
Belly River | 230,000 | 94 | 91-104 | 85 | 35/91 | n/a** |
Waterton River | 644,000 | 106 | 100-116 | 96 | 57/91 | n/a** |
Oldman River near Brocket | 1,070,000 | 98 | 93-106 | 90 | 48/91 | n/a** |
Oldman River at Lethbridge | 2,974,000 | 99 | 92-107 | 88 | 50/91 | n/a** |
* - This value is the natural volume and includes the U.S. share ** 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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