Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

October 2003

Table 2 Recorded March 1 to September 30, 2003 Natural Runoff Volumes - Milk River Basin (Natural Flows)


2003 Recorded Volumes
March 1 to September 30
2003 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
35,100** 62 20/64 20.5%
Milk River
at Milk River
61,400* 64 23/85 13.0%
Milk River at
Eastern Crossing
81,900* 70 26/85 10.7%

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* - Recorded 2003 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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