Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

May 2004

Table 2 - May 2004 Snow course measurements in the Oldman River Basin
May 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 274 57 2 478 262 942 25
Allison Pass 300 64 2 468 287 838 24
Gardiner HW 650 85 6 762 372 1288 18
Iceberg Lake 529 73 11 727 226 1336 54
Josephine Lo 56 15 2 366 13 833 50
Mt. Allen 660 60 4 1109 544 1852 54
Peigan Pass 611 64 8 950 419 1671 54
Ptarmigan La 619 68 8 909 414 1618 54
South Racehorse 168 46 2 364 127 620 12
West Castle 71 30 3 234 8 533 23
Wilkinson Bush 41 22 2 182 23 373 18
Wilkinson Open 24 24 3 100 0 274 18

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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