Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

January 2004

Table 2 - January 2003 Snow course measurements in the Bow River Basin
January 2003 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
Little Elbow Pillow 103 53 n/a 194 47 395 18
Lost Creek Pillow 188 67 n/a 280 77 565 12
Mud Lake 102 67 5 153 53 353 20
Mount Odlum Pillow 137 73 n/a 188 61 507 12
Sunshine Village 183 61 5 298 176 566 19
Tent Ridge 127 72 6 177 64 406 18
Three Isle Lake Pillow 150 55 n/a 273 134 462 16

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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