Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

March 2004

Table 2 - March 2004 Snow course measurements in the Oldman River Basin

March 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
Akamina 404 92 12 437 254 714 25
Allison Pass 307 80 8 383 189 625 25
Gardiner HW 663 106 11 625 283 1008 17
Iceberg Lake 625 n/a n/a n/a 478 625 2
Josephine Lower 279 n/a n/a n/a 173 279 2
Lee Creek 98 82 13 120 13 320 33
Mount Allen 803 n/a n/a n/a 625 803 2
Peigan Pass 640 n/a n/a n/a 533 640 2
Ptarmigan Lake 638 n/a n/a n/a 493 638 2
South Racehorse 267 78 4 344 189 488 10
West Castle 284 94 12 301 160 460 23
Wilkinson Bush 168 101 14 167 78 307 20
Wilkinson Open 142 122 16 116 55 221 20

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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