Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

November 2011

Recorded March 1 to September 30, 2011 Natural Runoff Volumes - Milk River Basin (Natural Flows)


2011 Recorded Volumes
March 1 to September 30
2011 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
141,000** 235 67/70 N/A
Milk River
at Milk River
211,000* 204 84/91 N/A
Milk River at
Eastern Crossing
261,000* 201 80/91 N/A

* - Recorded 2011 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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