Water Supply Outlook for Alberta
November 2016
Recorded March 1 to September 30, 2016 Natural Runoff Volumes - Milk River Basin
(Natural Flows) |
2016 Recorded Volumes March 1 to September 30 | 2016 Forecast Volumes | ||||
Locations | Volume in dam3 |
Volume as a % of Median |
Ranking (lowest to highest) | Average difference between Forecast and Recorded natural volumes | |
Milk River at Western Crossing |
10,300* | 26 | 1 | 72 | |
Milk River at Milk River |
20,700* | 30 | 2 | 65 | |
Milk River at Eastern Crossing |
32,000 | 32 | 3 | 59 |
* based on a combination of International Joint Commission and Alberta Environment and Parks naturalization methods. Median is based on the period 1981 to 2008 Ranking is based on the period 1912 to 2008 |
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