Snow pack is beginning to normalize

The 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.

"Although it remains above normal, the water content in the region's snow pack is beginning to normalize," explains Susan Brownlee, Regulations Officer for the North Bay - Mattawa Conservation Authority.

"There is still plenty of winter left, though, to increase snow depth and water content in the snow. In the meantime the public is encouraged to use extreme caution near area watercourses."

The NBMCA will continue with its bi-weekly monitoring of the snow pack throughout the winter and spring of 2009.

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Current Average Snow Depth for February 2, 2009
49.1 cm (123 % of normal)

Current Average Water Equivalence for February 2, 2009
12.4 cm (141 % of normal)

Average Snow Depth for February 2, 2008
9.1 cm

Highest recorded snow depth for February 2 since 1988
67.8 cm in 2001

Lowest recorded snow depth for January 19 since 1988
9.1 cm in 2008

Corbeil Conservation Area

Current Average Snow Depth for February 2, 2009
60.5 cm (148 % of normal)

Current Average Water Equivalence for February 2, 2009
11.1 cm (150 % of normal)

Average Snow Depth for February 2, 2008
20.2 cm

Highest recorded snow depth for February 2 since 1987
71.1 cm in 2001

Lowest recorded snow depth for February 2 since 1987
14.2 cm in 1988

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 February 2, 2009
53.3 cm

Current Average Water Equivalence for February 2, 2009
10.8 cm

Average Snow Depth for February 2, 2008
24.8 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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