Snow readings indicate levels beginning to normalize

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.

"Snow levels are beginning to normalize for this time of year," comments Brian Tayler, General Manager, North Bay - Mattawa Conservation Authority. "However, we will continue to keep a close watch on the ice jams that occurred in some of the region's waterways as a result of warmer weather and a brief melt."

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 areas of flowing water.

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Current Average Snow Depth for January 5, 2009
31.9 cm (127% of normal)

Current Average Water Equivalence for January 5, 2009
8.9 cm (175% of normal)

Average Snow Depth for January 5, 2008
42.1 cm

Highest recorded snow depth for January 5 since 1988
60.0 cm in 1990

Lowest recorded snow depth for December 17 since 1988
0 cm (1998, 2007)

Corbeil Conservation Area

Current Average Snow Depth for January 5, 2009
38.1 cm (143% of normal)

Current Average Water Equivalence for January 5, 2009
5.5 cm (151% of normal)

Average Snow Depth for January 5, 2008
42.9 cm

Highest recorded snow depth for January 5 since 1987
48.0 cm in 1996

Lowest recorded snow depth for December 17 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, 2009
34.6 cm

Current Average Water Equivalence for January 5, 2009
7.3 cm

Average Snow Depth for January 5, 2008
42.0 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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