Snowpack Dense and Wet
The snowpack was dense and wet with warm temperatures that are well above normal for this time of year. These temperatures combined with light rain over the weekend will reduce the snowpack on the landscape reports the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority (NBMCA) who measures snow depth and water content as part of its Flood Forecasting and Warning Program.
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
|
Current Average Snow
Depth for December 15, 2023 |
14.6 cm (96 % of
normal) |
|
Current Average Water
Equivalence for December 15, 2023 |
49 mm (173 % of
normal) |
|
Average Snow Depth for December
15, 2022 |
15.2
cm |
|
Highest recorded snow
depth for December 15 since 2012* |
32.2
cm in 2018 |
Corbeil Conservation Area (La Vase River Watershed, Corbeil)
|
Current Average Snow Depth
for December 15, 2023 |
10.2
cm (55 % of normal) |
|
Current Average Water
Equivalence for December 15, 2023 |
30 mm (126 % of normal) |
|
Average Snow Depth for December
15, 2023 |
18.5
cm |
|
Highest recorded snow
depth for December 15 since 1988 |
43.2
cm in 1995 |
Shirley Skinner Conservation Area (Kaibuskong River Watershed, Chisholm)
|
Current Average Snow
Depth for December 15, 2023
|
8.1 cm (38 % of normal) |
|
Current Average Water
Equivalence for December 15, 2023 |
22 mm (66 % of normal) |
|
Average Snow Depth for December
15, 2023 Highest recorded snow
depth for December 15 since 2007 |
21.2 cm 41.1 cm in 2010 |
