Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

September 2004

Table 4 - Recorded March 1 to August 31, 2004 Natural Runoff Volumes - North Saskatchewan River Basin (Natural Flows)

2004 Recorded Volumes
March 1 to August 31
Locations Volume in dam3 Volume as a
% of Average 		Ranking (lowest to highest)
Lake Abraham Inflow 1,947,000** 104 17/30
Brazeau Reservoir Inflow 1,022,000*** 80 11/41
North Saskatchewan River
at Edmonton 		3,866,000* 74 11/91

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* - Recorded natural volumes are preliminary and subject to change
** Lake Abraham is compared to 30 years of data
*** Brazeau Reservoir is compared to 41 years of data

Average and rankings are based on the period 1912 to 2001

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