Water Supply Outlook for Alberta
November 2016
| Recorded March 1 to September 30, 2016 Natural Runoff Volumes - Bow River Basin
(Natural Flows) |
|
2016 Recorded Volumes March 1 to September 30 | 2016 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 | 886,000* | 88 | 12/99 | 6% | |
| Lake Minnewanka Inflow | 131,000* | 74 | 10/99 | 12% | |
| Spray River near Banff | 280,000* | 78 | 7/99 | 19% | |
| Kananaskis River | 310,000* | 81 | 10/99 | 14% | |
| Bow River at Calgary | 1,836,000* | 80 | 10/99 | 11% | |
| Elbow River | 145,000* | 72 | 15/99 | 18% | |
| Highwood River | 305,000* | 55 | 9/99 | 25% | |
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* - Recorded 2016 natural volumes are preliminary and subject to change Average and rankings are based on the period 1981 to 2009 |
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