Conservation Authority's latest snow readings

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 the NBMCA's Flood Forecasting and Warning Program.

The NBMCA will continue with its bi-weekly monitoring of the snow pack throughout the spring of 2010. Area residents and visitors are reminded that uniform ice thickness on area waterbodies should not be assumed.

The public is advised to use extreme caution near lakes and rivers, especially near areas of flowing water.

Northeast Mental Health Centre

Current Average Snow Depth for January 5, 2010 36.9 cm (144% of normal)

Current Average Water Equivalence for January 5, 2010 7.1 cm (135% of normal)

Average Snow Depth for January 5, 2009 31.9 cm
Highest recorded snow depth for January 5 since 1988 60.0 cm in 1990 Lowest recorded snow depth for January 5 since 1988 0 cm (1998, 2007)

Corbeil Conservation Area

Current Average Snow Depth for January 5, 2010 46.2 cm (170% of normal)

Current Average Water Equivalence for January 5, 2010 6.6 cm (175% of normal) Average Snow Depth for January 5, 2009 38.1 cm

Highest recorded snow depth for January 5 since 1987 48.0 cm in 1996 Lowest recorded snow depth for January 5 since 1987 0 cm (1998, 2007)

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 January 5, 2010 42.6 cm

Current Average Water Equivalence for January 5, 2010 5.1 cm

Average Snow Depth for January 5, 2009 34.6 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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