(North Bay, Ontario, April 9, 2021) All three snow course survey sites are snow free, making 2021 among the earliest snow-free seasons since the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority began measuring snow depth and water content in 1987 as part of its flood forecasting and warning program.
“This is the earliest snow-free season of the last nine years,” said Kurtis Romanchuk, NBMCA’s Water Resources Engineer. “It is relatively uncommon to be snow-free at this time of year, however in 2012, we were snow-free by the end of March,” he added.
Snow is measured for depth and water equivalence at three locations in the watershed.
North Bay Golf and Country Club (Chippewa Creek Watershed, North Bay)
*Data prior to Dec. 2011 collected at the former Northeast Mental Health Centre, Hwy 11
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Current Average Snow Depth for April 8, 2021 |
0 cm |
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Current Average Water Equivalence for April 8, 2021 |
0 mm |
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Average Snow Depth for April 8, 2020 |
0 cm |
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Corbeil Conservation Area (La Vase River Watershed, Corbeil)
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Current Average Snow Depth for April 8, 2021 |
0 cm |
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Current Average Water Equivalence for April 8, 2021 |
0 mm |
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Average Snow Depth for April 8, 2020 |
2.9 cm |
Shirley Skinner Conservation Area (Kaibuskong River Watershed, Chisholm)
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Current Average Snow Depth for April 8, 2021 |
0 cm |
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Current Average Water Equivalence for April 8, 2021 |
0 mm |
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Average Snow Depth for April 8, 2020 |
11.1 cm
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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 balance human needs with the environmental needs of the region’s watershed. NBMCA is one of 36 Conservation Authorities who are members of Conservation Ontario.
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For more information, contact:
Sue Buckle, Manager, Communications & Outreach, (705) 474-5420 cell: 705-497-4999
Kurtis Romanchuk, Water Resources Engineer, (705) 474-5420 cell: 705-498-1462