Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

April 2002

Table 2 - April 2002 Snow course measurements in the Oldman River Basin
April 2002 Data   Historical Information
Station Name SWE
(mm) 		% of Average Rank (lowest to
highest) 		Average
SWE
(mm) 		Minimum
SWE
(mm) 		Maximum
SWE
(mm) 		Years of Data
Akamina 477 90 10 529 270 823 23
Allison Pass 432 90 15 481 247 823 39
Gardiner HW 953 126 13 754 387 1262 16
Lee Creek 139 121 21 114 0 315 31
South Racehorse 551 131 8 421 236 589 9
West Castle 460 114 27 404 155 846 36
Wilkinson Bush 224 104 25 215 100 460 39
Wilkinson Open 151 90 15 169 66 417 38

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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