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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snow, snow survey, flood, flood forecasting, conservation authority, weather, climate, hydrometric, surface water monitoring centre, environment and natural resources, government information
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