Water Supply Outlook for Alberta

May 2005

Table 4 - May 2005 Snow course measurements in the Red Deer, North Saskatchewan and Athabasca River Basins
May 2005 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 147 89 10 165 13 302 21
Gable Mountain 137 68 5 200 119 376 25
McConnell Creek 117 68 7 173 43 328 25
Skoki Mountain 318 83 4 383 224 605 27
North Saskatchewan River Basin          
Golden Eagle 581 98 9 594 345 814 21
Job Creek 33 32 2 103 0 211 13
Job Lake 137 82 8 166 76 321 21
Nigel Creek 313 74 8 425 207 752 36
Southesk 272 90 9 303 189 517 20
Watchman Ck 438 91 8 482 318 643 21
Athabasca River Basin          
Marmot-Jasper 178 79 12 225 0 401 36
Sunwapta Falls 98 73 12 135 0 340 36

Note: SWE represents Snow Water Equivalent in mm

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