Snow readings for January 19th

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.

"The recent snowfall led to increased snow depth and water content across the region," explains Susan Brownlee, Regulations Officer for the North Bay - Mattawa Conservation Authority. "In fact, the 62.5 cm of snow recorded at the Corbeil Conservation Area established a new record as the highest snow depth reading at that location since 1987!"

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

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Current Average Snow Depth for January 19, 2009
49.6 cm (166 % of normal)

Current Average Water Equivalence for January 19, 2009
11.7 cm (184 % of normal)

Average Snow Depth for January 19, 2008
15.47 cm

Highest recorded snow depth for January 19 since 1988
72.4 cm in 1990

Lowest recorded snow depth for January 19 since 1988
0 cm in 1995

Corbeil Conservation Area

Current Average Snow Depth for January 19, 2009
62.9 cm (191 % of normal)

Current Average Water Equivalence for January 19, 2009
10.8 cm (198 % of normal)

Average Snow Depth for January 19, 2008
24.4 cm

Highest recorded snow depth for January 19 since 1987
62.9 cm in 2009

Lowest recorded snow depth for January 19 since 1987
12.4 cm in 1995

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 19, 2009
52.0 cm

Current Average Water Equivalence for January 19, 2009
10.7 cm

Average Snow Depth for January 19, 2008
21.8 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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