Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

November 2009

Table 1 Recorded March 1 to September 30, 2009 Natural Runoff Volumes - Milk River Basin (Natural Flows)


2009 Recorded Volumes
March 1 to September 30 		2009 Forecast Volumes
Locations Volume in dam3 Volume as a
% of Median 		Ranking (lowest to highest) Average difference between Forecast and Recorded natural volumes
Milk River at
Western Crossing 		33,300** 61 23/70 14.3%
Milk River
at Milk River 		43,500* 46 18/91 20.2%
Milk River at
Eastern Crossing 		47,600* 42 17/91 24.2%

* - Recorded 2009 natural volumes are preliminary and subject to change
** Western Crossing data is from 1931-2001

Median and rankings are based on the period 1912 to 2001

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