Water Supply Outlook for Alberta
May 2002
Table 5b - Water Supply Forecast as of May 1, 2002 - Red Deer River Basin
(Natural Flows) |
Volume Forecast for May 1 to September 30 | Year to date | |||||||
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-April 2002 Volume as a % of Average | Ranking (lowest to highest) | |
Red Deer River at Dickson Dam |
763,000* | 91 | 69-122 | 52 | 43/84 | 53** | 4/84 | |
Red Deer River at Red Deer |
938,000* | 85 | 57-132 | 46 | 36/84 | 60** | 27/84 |
*NOTE: The forecast shown is the March to September 2002 forecast minus the recorded volume to date Click on the site Location to see the Water Supply Forecast graphically ** Recorded 2002 natural volumes are preliminary and subject to change Average is calculated for the period 1912 to 1995 NOTE: There is: a 50% chance that the actual natural flow will fall within the probable range given; a 25% chance that the actual flow will be less than the lower bound of the probable range given; and a 10% chance that the actual natural flow will be less than the reasonable minimum. Actual day to day streamflow conditions may vary throughout the season as a result of the effects of streamflow diversion and reservoir storage. |
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