Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

November 2012

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

2012 Recorded Volumes
March 1 to September 30 		2012 Forecast Volumes
Locations Volume in dam3 Volume as a
% of Average 		Ranking (lowest to highest) Average difference between Forecast and Recorded natural volumes
Lake Abraham Inflow 2,677,000** 124 29/30 10%
Brazeau Reservoir Inflow 1,769,000*** 123 33/41 9%
North Saskatchewan River
at Edmonton 		6,457,000* 110 67/91 3%

* - Recorded 2012 natural volumes are preliminary and subject to change
** Lake Abraham is compared to 30 years of data
*** Brazeau Reservoir is compared to 41 years of data

Average and rankings are based on the period 1912 to 2001

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