Snow depth has started to decrease in the area.

The Conservation Authority’s latest snow survey shows depth has dropped by 6 cm while water content in the snow has gone up by an average of 2 cm.

Officials say both snow depth and water content are within the long-term average.

Here are the stats provided by the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority:

 

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 11N                                                                                                                                         

Current Average Snow Depth for February 1, 2017   38.1 cm (94% of normal)
Current Average Water Equivalence for February 1, 2017   9.0 cm (99% of normal)
Average Snow Depth for February 1, 2016   34.5 cm
Highest recorded snow depth for February 1 since 2012*   57.9 cm in 2014

 

Corbeil Conservation Area (La Vase River Watershed, Corbeil)

Current Average Snow Depth for February 1, 2017 40.7 cm (95% of normal)
Current Average Water Equivalence for February 1, 2017   9.4 cm (121% of normal)
Average Snow Depth for February 1, 2016   39.8 cm
Highest recorded snow depth for February 1 since 1988   71.1 cm in 2001

 

Shirley Skinner Conservation Area (Kaibuskong River Watershed, Chisholm)

Current Average Snow Depth for February 1, 2017   42.0 cm (103% of normal)
Current Average Water Equivalence for February 1, 2017   9.5 cm (120% of normal)
Average Snow Depth for February 1, 2016

Highest recorded snow depth for February 1 since 2007

   36.1 cm

57.8 cm in 2015