Water Supply Outlook for Alberta
This report contains a summary of current snowpack, precipitation, river flows, reservoir storage and soil moisture and their impacts on potential runoff in two areas, the plains and the mountains. Plains area runoff is important for replenishing soil moisture and water storage in local storage facilities, such as dugouts. Runoff from the mountains is important for the major rivers in the province where reservoirs store water supplies for irrigation, hydroelectric and community/municipal purposes.
Current Report:
January 2010 Water Supply OutlookWater Supply Outlooks are issued incrementally, as parts are completed, over the first one to two weeks of March, April, May and July. The January and February Water Supply Outlooks are issued during the second or third week. August and September Outlooks are issued only during below normal runoff years. A year in review report is issued in November. No reports are issued in June, October, and December.
Data is published every month, and is made available first, through the Maps and Data Summaries webpage. Caution against using early season snow data (December and January) to make assessments, as neither is a full data set and typically over half the snow accumulation is yet to come. Notification and the Overview summary are no longer faxed. Please check this website regularly during the times listed above for updates.Historical Water Supply Outlook for Alberta Reports
For technical enquires about this web page please contact Alberta Environment - Environmental Management Water Management Operations Branch at AENV-WebWS@gov.ab.ca
