Water Supply Outlook for Alberta
November 2009
| Table 3 - Recorded March 1 to September 30, 2009 Natural Runoff Volumes - Bow River Basin
(Natural Flows) |
|
2009 Recorded Volumes March 1 to September 30 | 2009 Forecast Volumes | ||||
| Locations | Volume in dam3 |
Volume as a % of Average |
Ranking (lowest to highest) | Average difference between Forecast and Recorded natural volumes | |
| Bow River at Banff | 767,000* | 72 | 2/91 | 14.4% | |
| Lake Minnewanka Inflow | 157,000* | 84 | 29/91 | 0.8% | |
| Spray River near Banff | 310,000* | 84 | 19/91 | 5.6% | |
| Kananaskis River | 337,000* | 82 | 17/91 | 9.4% | |
| Bow River at Calgary | 1,818,000* | 75 | 10/91 | 10.0% | |
| Elbow River | 186,000* | 85 | 38/91 | 4.7% | |
| Highwood River | 420,000* | 67 | 23/91 | 9.3% | |
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* - Recorded 2009 natural volumes are preliminary and subject to change Average and rankings are based on the period 1912 to 2001 |
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