Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

December 2003

Table 2 - December 2003 Snow course measurements in the Bow River Basin
December 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
Highwood Summit 145 113 12 129 25 284 18
Little Elbow pillow 125 116 n/a 108 6 306 21
Lost Creek 196 99 8 198 18 491 13
Mount Odlum pillow 135 109 n/a 124 22 342 14
Mud Lake 122 122 11 100 20 249 18
Sunshine Village 224 129 17 173 46 417 21
Tent Ridge 137 118 11 116 28 315 16
Three Isle Lake pillow 151 87 n/a 174 50 341 19

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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