Water Supply Outlook for Alberta
May 2016
Water Supply Forecast as of May 1, 2016 - Oldman River Basin
(Natural Flows) |
Volume Forecast for March 1 to September 30, 2016 | ||||||
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 2015 Volume as a % of Average |
St. Mary River | 576,000* | 86 | 76-101 | 68 | 21/99 | 79 |
Belly River | 222,000 | 95 | 89-119 | 83 | 34/99 | 80 |
Waterton River | 467,000 | 85 | 75-95 | 66 | 22/99 | 79 |
Oldman River near Brocket | 711,000 | 72 | 66-79 | 59 | 16/99 | 79 |
Oldman River at Lethbridge | 2,017,000 | 71 | 60-83 | 49 | 18/99 | 70 |
* - This value is the natural volume and includes the U.S. share Average is calculated for the March 1 to September 30 period from 1981 to 2009
  |
For technical enquires about this web page please contact Alberta Environment - Environmental Management Water Management Operations Branch at AENV-WebWS@gov.ab.ca