There was no snow to measure at the local monitoring locations reports the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority (NBMCA) who measures snow depth and water content as part of its Flood Forecasting and Warning Program.
“For the first time since 2000, all active snow course stations have reported no snow at this time of year. It is the first time the current location of the North Bay station (moved in 2012) and Shirley Skinner station (measurements began in 2006) have recorded no snow before April 1st.”, said Angela Mills, NBMCA Water Resources Specialist. “Snow remains in areas of higher elevation such as above the Laurentian Escarpment and the Algonquin Highlands.”, she added.
NBMCA has changed the way snow survey measurements are compared to historical conditions. With day-to-day differences in snowpack conditions, these changes include reporting a range of normal values that would be expected in most years and communicating a comparison of current measurements relative to these normal conditions. A new Snow Survey web page is available with more snow survey program information and this season's measurements. https://nbmca.ca/watershed-management/snow-survey/
Snow is measured for depth and water equivalence at three locations in the watershed. Staff will continue to monitor landscape conditions and will report if snow is present again for scheduled snow surveys.
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 Snow Depth for March 15, 2024 |
0 cm (below historic minimum) |
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Water Equivalence for March 15, 2024 |
0 mm (below historic minimum) |
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Snow Depth last year for March 15, 2023 |
59.5 cm |
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Normal Snow Depth |
28.2 cm to 57.0 cm |
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Highest recorded snow depth for March 15 since 2012* |
95.3 cm in 2019 |
Corbeil Conservation Area (La Vase River Watershed, Corbeil)
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Current Snow Depth for March 15, 2024 |
0 cm (equal to historic minimum) |
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Current Water Equivalence for March 15, 2024 |
0 mm (equal to historic minimum) |
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Snow Depth last year for March 15, 2023 |
57.6 cm |
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Normal Snow Depth |
32.5 cm to 58.6 cm |
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Highest recorded snow depth for March 15 since 1988 |
90.2 cm in 2001 |
Shirley Skinner Conservation Area (Kaibuskong River Watershed, Chisholm)
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Current Snow Depth for March 15, 2024 |
0 cm (below historic minimum) |
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Current Water Equivalence for March 15, 2024 |
0 mm (below historic minimum) |
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Snow Depth last year for March 15, 2023 |
58.1 cm |
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Normal Snow Depth |
40.1 cm to 51.7 cm |
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Highest recorded snow depth for March 15 since 2007 |
87.2 cm in 2019 |
The North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority (NBMCA) was founded in 1972 by the Province of Ontario. NBMCA is one of 36 Conservation Authorities in Ontario responsible for watershed management on behalf of local municipalities, stakeholders, and the province.
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For more information, contact:
Angela Mills, Water Resources Specialist (705) 497-4668
David Ellingwood, Director, Water Resources (705) 474-5420