NBMCA releases first snow reading of the season

North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority
News Release

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The North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority (NBMCA) released the first 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 winter and into spring of 2011. Snow is measured for depth and water equivalence at three locations in the watershed. Data for the season can be found on the NBMCA website at www.nbmca.on.ca.
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Current Average Snow Depth for December 15, 2010
24.5 cm (150% of normal)

Current Average Water Equivalence for December 15, 2010
3.7 cm (151% of normal)

Average Snow Depth for December 15, 2009
21.0 cm

Highest recorded snow depth for December 15 since 1988
46.2 cm in 2008

Lowest recorded snow depth for December 15 since 1988
0 cm (2006)

Corbeil Conservation Area

Current Average Snow Depth for December 15, 2010
39.7 cm (211% of normal)

Current Average Water Equivalence for December 15, 2010
3.4 cm (140% of normal)

Average Snow Depth for December 15, 2009
34.7 cm

Highest recorded snow depth for December 15 since 1987
43.2 cm in 1995

Lowest recorded snow depth for December 15 since 1987
0 cm (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 15, 2010
41.1 cm

Current Average Water Equivalence for December 15, 2010
5.2 cm

Average Snow Depth for December 15, 2009
27.2 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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