Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

April 2003

Table 2 - April 2003 Snow course measurements in the Oldman River Basin
April 2003 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 450 86 8 525 270 823 24
Allison Pass 375 78 8 478 247 823 40
Gardiner HW 637 85 6 747 387 1262 17
Lee Creek 0 0 6 111 0 315 32
South Racehorse 358 86 4 415 236 589 10
West Castle 280 70 8 400 155 846 37
Wilkinson Bush 172 80 10 214 100 460 40
Wilkinson Open 127 76 8 168 66 417 39

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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