Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

October 2005

Table 1 Recorded March 1 to September 30, 2005 Natural Runoff Volumes - Milk River Basin (Natural Flows)


2005 Recorded Volumes
March 1 to September 30
2005 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
37,500** 69 24/70 10.1%
Milk River
at Milk River
60,000* 63 27/91 8.9%
Milk River at
Eastern Crossing
69,800* 60 25/91 10.4%

 

* - Recorded 2005 natural volumes are preliminary and subject to change<
** Western Crossing data is from 1931-01
Median and rankings are based on data up to 2001


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