Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

January 2007

Table 2 - January 2007 Snow course measurements in the Bow River Basin

January 2007 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 227 112 16 202 94 399 24
Little Elbow 171 100 13 171 74 417 25
Lost Creek pillow 307 117 14 263 77 565 16
Mount Odlum 257 112 15 229 107 460 21
Mud Lake 184 121 19 153 53 353 24
Sunshine Village 375 136 21 277 137 566 23
Tent Ridge 208 117 18 178 64 406 23
Three Isle Lake 359 116 19 310 178 574 24

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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