Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

December 2006

Table 2 - December 2006 Snow course measurements in the Bow River Basin
December 2006 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 159 123 16 129 25 284 21
Little Elbow 115 90 9 127 18 295 18
Lost Creek 157 84 9 186 18 491 16
Mount Odlum 188 121 12 155 28 333 16
Mud Lake 112 112 13 100 20 249 21
Sunshine Village 216 124 18 174 46 417 24
Tent Ridge 153 132 15 116 28 315 19
Three Isle Lake 239 117 13 205 53 401 18

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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