Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

December 2008

Table 2 - December 2008 Snow course measurements in the Bow River Basin

December 2008 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 47 38 3 123 25 284 23
Little Elbow 37 30 3 121 18 295 20
Lost Creek 70 40 3 175 18 491 18
Mount Odlum 39 27 3 145 28 333 18
Mud Lake 39 41 4 96 20 249 23
Sunshine Village 133 77 9 172 46 417 26
Tent Ridge 66 60 4 111 28 315 21
Three Isle Lake 95 49 3 196 53 401 20

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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