Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

November 2014

Recorded March 1 to September 30, 2014 Natural Runoff Volumes - Bow River Basin (Natural Flows)

2014 Recorded Volumes
March 1 to September 30
2014 Forecast Volumes
Locations Volume in dam3 Volume as a
% of Average
Ranking (lowest to highest) Average difference between Forecast and Recorded natural volumes
Bow River at Banff 1,021,000* 101 44/99 4%
Lake Minnewanka Inflow 195,000* 110 55/99 7%
Spray River near Banff 318,000* 88 26/99 14%
Kananaskis River 442,000* 116 68/99 8%
Bow River at Calgary 2,611,000* 113 69/99 8%
Elbow River 291,000* 144 85/99 28%
Highwood River 864,000* 156 81/99 33%

* - Recorded 2014 natural volumes are preliminary and subject to change

Average and rankings are based on the period 1981 to 2009


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