Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

March 2006

Table 4 - March 2006 Snow course measurements in the Red Deer, North Saskatchewan and Athabasca River Basins

March 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
Red Deer River Basin          
Limestone 76 67 6 114 50 178 24
Gable Mountain 132 87 11 151 75 297 24
McConnell Creek 124 81 10 153 58 292 25
Skoki Mountain 276 91 9 305 155 516 25
North Saskatchewan River Basin          
Brown Creek 22 33 3 66 11 132 30
Nigel Creek 309 87 15 357 135 655 35
Nordegg 17 30 2 57 6 109 32
Athabasca River Basin          
Hinton 72 90 16 80 36 135 32
Marmot-Jasper 142 76 7 186 91 314 27
Sunwapta Falls 122 74 9 166 79 277 35

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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