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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