Water Supply Outlook for Alberta
March 2010
Water Supply Forecast as of March 1, 2010 - Oldman River Basin
(Natural Flows) |
Volume Forecast for March 1 to September 30, 2010 | ||||||
Locations | Volume in dam3 | Volume as a % of Average | Probable Range as a % of Average | Potential Minimum as % of Average | Forecast Ranking (lowest to highest) | Recorded March-September 2009 Volume as a % of Average |
St. Mary River | 593,000* | 80 | 64-98 | 50 | 18/91 | 71 |
Belly River | 203,000 | 83 | 69-97 | 59 | 22/91 | 82 |
Waterton River | 506,000 | 83 | 63-99 | 50 | 23/91 | 77 |
Oldman River near Brocket | 899,000 | 82 | 57-99 | 51 | 29/91 | 65 |
Oldman River at Lethbridge | 2,386,000 | 80 | 55-97 | 48 | 27/91 | 67 |
* - This value is the natural volume and includes the U.S. share Average is calculated for the March 1 to September 30 period from 1912 to 2001
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