River name &

Data size

Computations of Storage Volumes (m3)

Sequent Peak Algorithm (SPA)

Drought magnitude (DM)

Annual

Month

Week

Annual

Month

Week

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2

3

4

5

6

7

S. Saskatchewan

1960-2011, N = 52

S. Saskatchewan

1970-2011, N = 42

q = 0.50

2.19 × 1010

q = 0.50

1.59 × 1010

q = 0.58

2.24 × 1010

q = 0.58

1.63 × 1010

q = 0.59

2.28 × 1010

q = 0.58

1.65 × 1010

q = 0.50

1.63 × 1010

q = 0.50

8.41 × 109

q = 0.58

7.91(8.52) × 109

q = 0.58

7.11(7.79) × 109

q = 0.59

6.54(7.30) × 109

q = 0.58

6.13(6.80) × 109

Bow River

1940-2011, N = 72

Bow River

1911-1960, N = 50

Bow River

1960-2003, N = 44

q = 0.50

1.61 × 109

q = 0.48

1.67 × 109

q = 0.50

1.21 × 109

q = 0.54

1.62 × 109

q = 0.54

1.77 × 109

q = 0.54

1.24 × 109

q = 0.55

1.68 × 109

q = 0.55

1.85 × 109

q = 0.55

1.28 × 109

q = 0.50

7.79 × 108

q = 0.48

1.08 × 109

q = 0.50

6.21 × 108

q = 0.54

5.65(4.27) × 108

q = 0.54

5.31(5.05) × 108

q = 0.54

5.55(4.14) × 108

q = 0.55

4.84(4.10) × 108

q = 0.55

3.51(3.89) × 108

q = 0.55

4.79(4.24) × 108

English River

1922-2009, N = 88

English River

1922-66, N = 45

English River

1975-2011, N = 37

q = 0.52

7.86 × 109

q = 0.49

5.60 × 109

q = 0.50

4.49 × 109

q = 0.57

7.97 × 109

q = 0.57

5.92 × 109

q = 0.55

4.51 × 109

q = 0.58

8.06 × 109

q = 0.58

6.00 × 109

q = 0.55

4.59 × 109

q = 0.52

3.73 × 109

q = 0.49

3.19 × 109

q = 0.50

2.85 × 109

q = 0.57

3.67(3.20) × 109

q = 0.57

3.41(2.88) × 109

q = 0.55

2.18(2.10) × 109

q = 0.58

3.80(3.24) × 109

q = 0.58

3.55(2.92) × 109

q = 0.55

2.27(2.17) × 109

Beaverbank River

1961-2000, N = 40

q = 0.50

8.00 × 107

q = 0.59

8.73 × 107

q = 0.65

9.10 × 107

q = 0.50

6.37 × 107

q = 0.59

4.63(4.78) × 107

q = 0.65

2.96(2.72) × 107

Pic River

1971-05, N = 35

q = 0.51

1.48 × 109

q = 0.58

1.77 × 109

q = 0.60

1.82 × 109

q = 0.51

9.68 × 108

q = 0.58

1.17(1.13) × 109

q = 0.60

9.94 (8.09) × 108

Goulish River

1968-10, N = 43

q = 0.49

1.10 × 109

q = 0.57

1.21 × 109

q = 0.63

1.25 × 109

q = 0.49

8.11 × 109

q = 0.57

3.35(2.48) × 108

q = 0.63

3.70(2.49) × 109