Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

September 2008

Table 5 - Recorded March 1 to August 31, 2008 Natural Runoff Volumes - North Saskatchewan River Basin (Natural Flows)

2008 Recorded Volumes
March 1 to August 31
Locations Volume in dam3 Volume as a
% of Average
Ranking (lowest to highest)
Lake Abraham Inflow 1,931,000** 101 16/30
Brazeau Reservoir Inflow 1,413,500*** 110 27/41
North Saskatchewan River
at Edmonton
5,468,000* 105 57/91

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* - Recorded 2008 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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