Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

January 2004

Table 2 - January 2004 Snow course measurements in the Bow River Basin
January 2004 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 206 101 10 204 94 399 21
Little Elbow 155 90 10 172 74 417 22
Lost Creek pillow 284 111 n/a 256 77 565 13
Mount Odlum 201 86 7 235 109 460 18
Mud Lake 168 109 13 154 53 353 21
Sunshine Village 249 91 10 274 137 566 20
Tent Ridge 201 113 14 179 64 406 20
Three Isle Lake 241 77 7 312 178 574 21

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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