Water Supply Outlook for Alberta
November 2015
Recorded March 1 to September 30, 2015 Natural Runoff Volumes - Bow River Basin
(Natural Flows) |
2015 Recorded Volumes March 1 to September 30 | 2015 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 | 895,000* | 89 | 13/99 | 3% | |
Lake Minnewanka Inflow | 124,000* | 70 | 7/99 | 16% | |
Spray River near Banff | 245,000* | 68 | 2/99 | 28% | |
Kananaskis River | 308,000* | 80 | 10/99 | 14% | |
Bow River at Calgary | 1,865,000* | 81 | 13/99 | 12% | |
Elbow River | 168,000* | 83 | 31/99 | 7% | |
Highwood River | 404,000* | 73 | 20/99 | 13% |
* - Recorded 2015 natural volumes are preliminary and subject to change Average and rankings are based on the period 1981 to 2009 |
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