Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

September 2004

Table 2 - Recorded March 1 to August 31, 2004 Natural Runoff Volumes - Oldman 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)
St. Mary River 549,000** 76 19/91
Belly River 212,000* 92 34/91
Waterton River 469,000* 74 22/91
Oldman River near Brocket 675,000* 64 16/91
Oldman River at Lethbridge 1,913,000* 68 18/91

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* - Recorded 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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