Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

October 2006

Table 2 Recorded March 1 to September 30, 2006 Natural Runoff Volumes - Milk River Basin (Natural Flows)


2006 Recorded Volumes
March 1 to September 30 		2006 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 		41,000** 76 24/70 8.2%
Milk River
at Milk River 		55,600* 59 24/91 17.5%
Milk River at
Eastern Crossing 		71,200* 62 26/91 16.0%

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* - Recorded 2006 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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