Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

December 2004

Table 2 - December 2004 Snow course measurements in the Bow River Basin

December 2004 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 112 88 9 128 25 284 19
Little Elbow 86 68 7 126 18 295 16
Lost Creek 141 73 7 194 18 491 14
Mount Odlum 124 78 5 159 28 333 14
Mud Lake 79 80 9 99 20 249 19
Sunshine Village 142 83 10 172 46 417 22
Tent Ridge 86 75 6 114 28 315 17
Three Isle Lake 160 79 6 203 53 401 16

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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