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Originally Posted by Cowboy89
So does having one of the wettest March's in decades and an April Precipitation level to match start to make an impact on the dire drought predictions? Or is that narrative too compelling to give up?
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Depends where you are. Southern Alberta moisture levels are good now, central and
NW Alberta is very poor.
Most River levels are really poor right now:
Bow River near the Mouth – On March 6, the flow was measured to be 39.9
m³/s, the lowest March measurement in the last 24 years.
Elbow River at Sarcee Bridge – On February 26, the flow was measured to
be .76 m³/s, the fifth lowest winter measure in the past 25 years.
Oldman Reservoir – Current storage is 35%. Normal for this time of year is
between 61% and 82%.
Snow Pack is getting better, and this week should help a lot.
Bow River basin – 11 of the 17 sites were in the normal range or above.
Sunshine Village is the lowest and is approximately 100 mm below the
normal range.