NBMCA release Snow readings for December

North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority
News Release

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The North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority (NBMCA) released the current snow pack information for the North Bay area today as part of their Flood Forecasting and Warning Program.

The NBMCA advises area residents and visitors to use extreme caution around area creeks and lakes as some waterways have areas of open water. Furthermore, area residents and visitors are advised that travel on area lakes and streams is not recommended at this time. Ice conditions remain unsafe for motorized, non-motorized and pedestrian use.

The NBMCA will continue with its bi-weekly monitoring of the snow pack throughout the winter and spring of 2008.

Psychiatric Hospital

Current Average Snow Depth for December 14, 2007 32.9 cm (241% of normal)
Current Average Water Equivalence for December 14, 2007 7.3 cm (316% of normal)
Average Snow Depth for December 14, 2006 0 cm
Highest recorded snow depth for December 14 since 1988 43.4 cm in 1989
Lowest recorded snow depth for December 14 since 1988 0 cm in 2006

Corbeil Conservation Area

Current Average Snow Depth for December 14, 2007 34.6 cm (216% of normal)

Current Average Water Equivalence for December 14, 2007 6.2 cm (348% of normal)

Average Snow Depth for December 14, 2006 0 cm

Highest recorded snow depth for December 14 since 1987 43.2 cm in 1995

Lowest recorded snow depth for December 14 since 1987 0 cm in 2006

Shirley Skinner Conservation Area

The Shirley Skinner Conservation Area was added as an NBMCA snow monitoring station in 2007 in order to better understand the Wasi watershed and better represent the entire NBMCA jurisdiction. As the NBMCA has less than five years worth of data at this location, no comparisons can be calculated at this time.

Current Average Snow Depth for December 14, 2007 35.7 cm

Current Average Water Equivalence for December 14, 2007 6.0 cm

Average Snow Depth for December 14, 2006 0 cm

The North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority (NBMCA) was founded in 1972 by the Province of Ontario and the NBMCA’s 10 member municipalities. A non-profit organization, the NBMCA works closely with the public to ensure the environmental health of the region’s watershed. The NBMCA is one of 36 Conservation Authorities who are members of Conservation Ontario.

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