SNOW COURSE:  ALEXANDER LAKE

				ID NUMBER = 50M01
				ELEVATION = 140 ft.
				LATITUDE  =  61 deg. 45 min.
				LONGITUDE = 150 deg. 53 min.

	REMARKS -GRASSY MEADOW SURROUNDED BY MATURE SPRUCE/BIRCH TREES.  NO WIND EFFECTS.  BOTH AERIAL MARKER AND GROUND SURVEYS.

year/   January        February        March          April           May       
     date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  
     ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- 
65                  2/01  36  7.2  2/24  46  10.6 4/01  24   6.5               
66                  2/02  42  9.7  3/03  42  10.9 3/28  40  10.9 4/28  26   7.3
67                  2/01  27  6.3  2/28  34   7.5 3/30  38   9.7 5/01  33  11.2
68                  2/05  33  8.3  2/29  40  10.5 3/28  39  11.4 4/30  34  11.2
69                  2/02  23  3.9  2/27  30   5.1 3/27  32   6.5 4/29   6   1.8

70                  2/02  26  5.4  2/26  38   8.8 3/31  32   9.6 5/04  16   5.6
71                  2/02  18  4.1  2/25  42   8.8 3/30  43  11.1 4/30  34  10.2
72                  2/03  61 13.3  2/25  49  13.9 3/30  49  13.7 4/27  63  18.9
73                  1/31  33  6.9  3/02  33   7.7 3/30  36  10.1 5/01  21   6.3
74                  1/29  28  6.7  2/28  34   8.3 4/01  39   8.9 4/30  20   5.6

75                  1/29  41  9.4  2/28  49  12.2 4/02  45  12.1 4/29  44  14.0
76                  2/02  26  5.6  2/28  26   6.6 3/30  36   8.8 4/30  29   9.6
77                  2/02  50 11.5  2/28  40  13.3 3/31  49  14.6 4/27  44  14.5
78                  1/27  24  4.1  3/02  26   5.5 4/01  31   7.7 4/28  20   6.1
79                  1/30  49 12.5  3/01  46  12.9 3/28  47  14.1 4/29  31  10.2

80                  1/30  37  8.0  2/29  44  11.8 3/25  51  11.4 4/29  19   4.6
81                  1/28  18  4.0  2/28  32   6.4 3/31  25   7.0 4/28  16   5.0
82                  1/26  24  6.0  3/01  27   6.2 3/26  27   6.2 4/28  20   6.4
83                  1/28  29  6.9  2/24  34   8.2 3/29  32   8.6 4/27  27   8.1
84                  1/27  32  7.5  2/28  46  11.0 3/28  40  11.4 4/25  38  11.6

85                  1/28  43 10.3  3/04  59  13.2 3/25  72  17.3 5/01  50  15.5
86                  1/27  16  2.9  2/27  22   5.7 3/31  21   4.9 4/28   1   0.3
87                  1/27  48 11.7  2/27  54  14.6 3/30  46  14.9 4/27  29  12.0
88                  1/26  34  9.2  3/01  50  14.0 3/28  44  14.0 4/27  27  10.5
89                  2/02  41  9.8  2/26  48  11.1 3/29  46  12.6 4/27  18   7.2

90                  1/29  67 17.4  EST   88  21.5 3/26  77  24.2 4/26  51  19.4
91                  1/29  38  8.9  2/28  46  11.5 3/30  59  15.3 4/29  32  10.6
92                  1/29  49 12.7  EST   49  12.7 3/30  50  17.2
93  12/27  25  5.2  1/28  49 10.3  3/01  49  12.3 3/29  49  14.7
94                  1/26  43 10.3  EST   41  11.3 3/28  58  15.5

95                  2/02  47 13.6  EST   53  15.6 3/30  55  16.5
96                  2/01  12  2.0  2/27  53   5.6 3/27  27   6.2
97                  1/31  35  6.9  2/28  34   8.7 4/02  38   9.1
98                  1/27  32  8.0  EST   32   8.3 3/30  31   9.0
99                  1/27  42  7.8  2/25  38   8.0 3/29  36   9.2

00                  2/01  50 10.5  2/28  50  14.0 3/31  49  14.7                
01                  1/30  34  7.9  3/01  46  11.7 3/31  50  14.5    
02                  2/05  36  6.8  3/05  40   8.9 3/27  37   8.9
03                  1/28  23  3.8  2/27  26   6.5 3/31  26   8.2
04                  1/28  27  6.1  2/25  36   8.6 3/31  40  11.3

05                  1/31  44 13.4  2/28  58  16.9 3/29  54  17.5


FIRST OF MONTH MEASUREMENTS
1971-2000 average (estimated if less than 30 years) depth and swe (snow water equivalent) :
           25  5.1        37  8.6        43  10.7       44  12.0       30   9.8