Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

December 2002

Table 2 - December 2002 Snow course measurements in the Bow River Basin
December 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
Highwood Summit 81 63 4 128 25 284 17
Little Elbow Pillow 81 75 N/A 108 6 306 22
Lost Creek Pillow 109 64 N/A 170 14 459 15
Mount Odlum Pillow 83 67 N/A 124 22 342 15
Mud Lake 23 23 2 99 20 249 17
Sunshine Village 107 63 6 171 46 417 20
Tent Ridge 33 29 2 114 28 315 15
Three Isle Lake Pillow 96 55 N/A 174 50 341 20

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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