Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

November 2012

Recorded March 1 to September 30, 2012 Natural Runoff Volumes - Milk River Basin (Natural Flows)


2012 Recorded Volumes
March 1 to September 30
2012 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
51,800** 95 34/70 4%
Milk River
at Milk River
83,500* 88 40/91 3%
Milk River at
Eastern Crossing
97,300* 84 35/91 9%

* - Recorded 2012 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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