Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

November 2012

Recorded March 1 to September 30, 2012 Natural Runoff Volumes - Red Deer River Basin (Natural Flows)


2012 Recorded Volumes
March 1 to September 30
2012 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
1,125,000* 120 69/91 18%
Red Deer River
at Red Deer
1,430,000* 109 61/91 18%

* - Recorded 2012 natural volumes are preliminary and subject to change

Average and rankings are based on the period 1912 to 2001


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