Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

October 2004

Table 2 Recorded March 1 to September 30, 2004 Natural Runoff Volumes - Milk River Basin (Natural Flows)


2004 Recorded Volumes
March 1 to September 30
2004 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
20,100** 35 11/70 9.0%
Milk River
at Milk River
29,400* 31 12/91 11.1%
Milk River at
Eastern Crossing
43,600* 37 15/91 6.7%

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* - Recorded 2004 natural volumes are preliminary and subject to change
** Western Crossing data is from 1931-01

Median and rankings are based on the period 1912 to 2001


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