Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

Table 2 Recorded March 1 to September 30, 2002 Natural Runoff Volumes - Milk River Basin (Natural Flows)


2002 Recorded Volumes
March 1 to September 30
2002 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
134,000** 236 60/64 -141.0%
Milk River
at Milk River
189,000* 197 74/85 -115.0%
Milk River at
Eastern Crossing
217,000* 184 69/85 -115.4%

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* - Recorded 2002 natural volumes are preliminary and subject to change
** Western Crossing data is from 1931-95

Median and rankings are based on the period 1912 to 1995


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