Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

October 2004

Table 3 - Recorded March 1 to September 30, 2004 Natural Runoff Volumes - Oldman River Basin(Natural Flows)

2004 Recorded Volumes
March 1 to September 30 		2004 Forecast Volumes
Locations Volume in dam3 Volume as a
% of Average 		Ranking (lowest to highest) Average difference between Forecast and Recorded natural volumes
St. Mary River 606,000** 81 20/91 5.5%
Belly River 226,000* 92 31/91 11.4%
Waterton River 506,000* 76 23/91 5.9%
Oldman River near Brocket 748,000* 68 19/91 7.5%
Oldman River at Lethbridge 2,070,000* 70 18/91 2.4%

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* - Recorded 2004 natural volumes are preliminary and subject to change
** - This value is the natural volume and includes the U.S. share

Average and rankings are based on the period 1912 to 2001

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