Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

November 2016

Recorded March 1 to September 30, 2016 Natural Runoff Volumes - Red Deer 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
Red Deer River
at Dickson Dam
670,000* 76 20/99 16%
Red Deer River
at Red Deer
948,000* 76 31/99 21%

* - 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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