Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

April 2005

Table 2 - April 2005 Snow course measurements in the Oldman River Basin
April 2005 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 316 61 3 514 270 823 26
Allison Pass 306 65 3 471 247 823 42
Gardiner HW 503 69 3 732 387 1262 19
Lee Creek 48 45 10 106 0 315 34
South Racehorse 279 70 2 398 236 589 12
West Castle 70 18 1 388 70 846 39
Wilkinson Bush 154 73 7 212 100 460 42
Wilkinson Open 76 46 3 165 66 417 41
Flattop Mountain Pillow 787 71 3 1115 610 1775 36
Many Glacier Pillow 102 29 1 348 102 617 29

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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