Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

February 2006

Table 2 - February 2006 Snow course measurements in the Oldman River Basin

February 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
Akamina 370 108 19 342 179 638 27
Allison Pass 325 107 17 304 130 521 24
Flattop Mountain pillow 869 111 28 783 356 1179 37
Gardiner HW pillow 480 118 15 408 173 710 19
Lee Creek 6 13 2 45 0 104 6
Many Glacier pillow 168 65 6 258 31 460 30
South Racehorse 296 107 9 277 178 455 12
West Castle 191 80 7 239 28 457 23
Wilkinson Bush 62 N/A 1 104 62 162 4
Wilkinson Open 51 N/A 2 82 47 157 4

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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