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Understanding how mountain snow, ice and water behaves is key to predicting the availability of downstream flow in the Saskatchewan River system and the likelihood of flooding or low flows in the rivers. [...] Results will benefit the local water utility and water users, and aid in the management of other bloom-affected waters and surface water supplies. [...] The models have also been configured to forecast water supply and flooding operationally and are being used by the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency to assist in its water supply prediction and flood forecasting efforts. [...] Global Water Futures Observatories Water observation sites in the Saskatchewan River Basin headwaters are helping us to understand and predict the changing behaviour of Saskatchewan River system, while those in the province help us understand and predict the near and longer-term future of Saskatchewan crops, pastures, ponds, lakes, rivers and boreal forest. [...] Eighteen water observation sites provide a constant supply of data to support development of agricultural water use models, design of new cropping and cultivation approaches for water management, irrigation efficiency, drinking water quality, river water supply and advanced techniques to predict and manage the effects of extreme weather events.