Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

March 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 78 to 79% of average (Table 5). The current forecasted volumes for the March to September 2004 period for the Red Deer River basin are 7% lower than last month's, and 19 to 20% lower than the volumes recorded over the same time period last year. Current forecasted volume at Red Deer would rank 22nd lowest in 91-years of record (1912-2001).


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