Snow depths and water content above normal for this time of year

North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority
News Release

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North Bay - Recent mild weather and rainfall have reduced the snow depth and increased water content in the area’s snow pack. Snow depths and water content at both the former Northeast Mental Health Centre and the Corbeil Conservation Area are measuring slightly above normal levels for this time of year.

Data for the season can be found on the NBMCA website at www.nbmca.on.ca.

Former Northeast Mental Health Centre (Hwy 11N)
(Chippewa Creek Subwatershed)

Current Average Snow Depth for March 15, 2011
36.6 cm (160% of normal)

Current Average Water Equivalence for March 15, 2011
10.2 cm (105% of normal)

Average Snow Depth for March 15, 2010
trace

Highest recorded snow depth for March 15 since 1988
76.2 cm in 2003

Lowest recorded snow depth for March 15 since 1988
0.0 cm in 2000

Corbeil Conservation Area (Hwy 94)
(La Vase River Subwatershed)

Current Average Snow Depth for March 15, 2011
52.4 cm (120% of normal)

Current Average Water Equivalence for March 15, 2011
14.1 cm (120% of normal)

Average Snow Depth for March 15, 2010
16.8 cm

Highest recorded snow depth for March 15 since 1987
90.2 cm in 2001

Lowest recorded snow depth for March 15 since 1987
0.0 cm in 2000

Shirley Skinner Conservation Area
(Wasi River Subwatershed)

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 15, 2011
51.7 cm

Current Average Water Equivalence for March 15, 2011
14.0 cm

Average Snow Depth for March 15, 2010
23.4 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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