Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

May 2003

Table 2 - May 2003 Snow course measurements in the Oldman River Basin

May 2003 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 378 78 8 486 262 942 24
Allison Pass 441 93 11 475 287 838 23
Iceberg Lake 589 81 16 731 226 1336 53
Josephine Lo 193 52 9 373 13 833 49
Mt. Allen 902 81 16 1118 544 1852 53
Peigan Pass 777 81 16 956 419 1671 53
Ptarmigan La 696 76 13 915 414 1618 53
West Castle 159 66 6 242 8 533 22
Wilkinson Bush 124 65 3 191 23 373 17
Wilkinson Open 41 39 4 105 0 274 17

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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