Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

December 2005

Table 2 - December 2005 Snow course measurements in the Bow River Basin
December 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
Highwood Summit 119 93 10 127 25 284 20
Little Elbow 165 129 13 128 18 295 17
Lost Creek 105 56 3 188 18 491 15
Mount Odlum 79 52 3 153 28 333 15
Mud Lake 102 103 11 99 20 249 20
Sunshine Village 193 112 16 173 46 417 23
Tent Ridge 110 97 11 114 28 315 18
Three Isle Lake 198 98 10 203 53 401 17

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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