Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

October 2006

Table 5 - Recorded March 1 to September 30, 2006 Natural Runoff Volumes - Red Deer River Basin (Natural Flows)


2006 Recorded Volumes
March 1 to September 30
2006 Forecast Volumes
Locations Volume in dam3 Volume as a
% of Average
Ranking (lowest to highest) Average difference between Forecast and Recorded natural volumes
Red Deer River
at Dickson Dam
690,000* 74 22/91 6.7%
Red Deer River
at Red Deer
948,000* 73 28/91 5.0%

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* - Recorded 2006 natural volumes are preliminary and subject to change

Average and rankings are based on the period 1912 to 2001


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