Snow survey readings for March 17th

North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority
News Release

********************

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 water content of the snow pack continues to remain below normal for this time of the year,” explains Brian Tayler, General Manager of the NBMCA. “The extent and speed of runoff come spring time will be largely dependent on the amount of warm spring rain that we receive. In the meantime, as temperatures begin to rise, the public is advised to continue to use extreme caution on all ice, especially near areas of flowing water as ice conditions can be unpredictable at this time of year.”

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

Psychiatric Hospital

Current Average Snow Depth for March 17, 2008
10.4 cm (25% of normal)

Current Average Water Equivalence for March 17, 2008
4.0 cm (37% of normal)

Average Snow Depth for March 17, 2007
21.6 cm

Highest recorded snow depth for March 17 since 1989
93.0 cm in 2001

Lowest recorded snow depth for March 17 since 1989
0 cm in 2000

Corbeil Conservation Area

Current Average Snow Depth for March 17, 2008
33.4 cm (74% of normal)

Current Average Water Equivalence for March 17, 2008
10.2 cm (86% of normal)

Average Snow Depth for March 17, 2007
26.7 cm

Highest recorded snow depth for March 17 since 1988
90.2 cm in 2001

Lowest recorded snow depth for March 17 since 1988
0 cm in 2000

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 March 17, 2008
34.9 cm

Current Average Water Equivalence for March 17, 2008
11.7 cm

Average Snow Depth for March 17, 2007
18.5 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.

********************