Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

March 2003

Reservoir Storage Conditions

As of March 1, 2003, water storage levels in the major irrigation reservoirs in the Oldman River basin are normal for this time of the year, with the exception of Keho Lake and the Forty Mile and Oldman Reservoirs, which are above-normal and Waterton Reservoir, which is below-normal (Table 1). Storage levels in the Red Deer River basin are normal for this time of the year (Table 2).


Water storage as of March 1, 2003 in the major hydroelectric reservoirs in the Bow River basin are above-normal for this time of the season except for the Upper and Lower Kananaskis Lakes, which are normal and Lake Minnewanka and Spray Lake, which are below-normal (Table 3). Storage levels in the North Saskachewan River basin are normal for this time of the year (Table 4).



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