Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

November 2010

Recorded March 1 to September 30, 2010 Natural Runoff Volumes - Milk River Basin (Natural Flows)


2010 Recorded Volumes
March 1 to September 30
2010 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
99,000** 165 59/70 80%
Milk River
at Milk River
184,000* 178 80/91 103%
Milk River at
Eastern Crossing
284,000* 212 80/91 135%

* - Recorded 2010 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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