3.4 Water Supply
Water supply forecasts are a valuable planning tool for many users of RFC products. Make sure you can create the products.
The procedure for creating the supplemental forecast products is similar to a five-day forecast. Here is what makes water supply forecasts different.
What are Water Supply Forecasts?
Water supply forecasts are a prediction of natural (no upstream influences) flow volumes during a specified season, typically spring and summer.
The forecasts contain a range of values to reflect forecast uncertainty.
Users
The users view water supply forecasts as a valuable planning tool. User types include:
- agriculture
- recreation
- wildlife management
- reservoir management
- power generation
Water Supply Forecast Differences
Keep in mind, both daily and water supply forecasts use other variables such as precipitation, antecedent soil conditions, groundwater, and temperature.