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Ontario Snow Survey location and data

This data contains location information for 1 of Ontario’s snow monitoring networks: Surface Water Monitoring Centre (SWMC) Snow course data is collected by: conservation authorities Ontario Power Generation Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) districts Data is collected twice a month from November 15 until May 15. The Surface Water Monitoring Centre uses this data to assess: current snow cover frozen ground conditions snowpack potential snowmelt * contributions to streamflow The snow data is located in a corporate water and climate database. This data helps MNR and conservation authorities assess the potential for flood at the local and provincial scale.

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Date Created

2024-01-05

Date Published

2024-01-05

Temporal Coverage

0001-01-01 - Present

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Source(s) and Citation

Government of Ontario; Natural Resources and Forestry. (2024-01-05). Ontario Snow Survey location and data.

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