Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

January 2006

Table 2 - January 2006 Snow course measurements in the Bow River Basin
January 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 147 73 6 201 94 399 23
Little Elbow 191 112 15 171 74 417 24
Lost Creek pillow 256 98 7 260 77 565 15
Mount Odlum 107 47 1 227 107 460 20
Mud Lake 107 71 7 151 53 353 23
Sunshine Village 239 88 8 272 137 566 22
Tent Ridge 168 95 12 177 64 406 22
Three Isle Lake 249 81 9 308 178 574 23

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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