Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

May 2002

Table 2 - May 2002 Snow course measurements in the Oldman River Basin
May 2002 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 590 120 19 491 262 942 23
Allison Pass 577 121 18 476 287 838 22
Gardiner HW 925 120 15 769 372 1288 17
Iceberg Lake 945 129 41 733 226 1336 52
Josephine Lower 470 125 31 376 13 833 48
Mt. Allen 1124 100 27 1122 544 1852 52
Peigan Pass 1036 108 32 959 419 1671 52
Ptarmigan Lake 1077 117 34 919 414 1618 52
South Racehorse 620 162 11 382 127 620 11
West Castle 395 161 19 245 8 533 21
Wilkinson Bush 262 134 14 195 23 373 16
Wilkinson Open 218 201 15 109 0 274 16

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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