The snow pack at Isintok Lake remains significantly lower than in past years, while Summerland Reservoir is around its historical average.
Summerland’s latest snow pack levels, taken March 1, were recently published for the two reservoir lakes to the west of the community.
At Summerland Reservoir, a snow depth of 800 millimetres was recorded. This is the equivalent of 212 millimetres of water, or 101 per cent of the historical average of 211 millimetres, measured over 62 years.
At Isintok Lake, the snow depth was 420 millimetres, or the equivalent of 98 millimetres of water. The snow level at Isintok Lake is 65 per cent of the normal for March 1, which is 151 millimetres. This is based on 61 years of measurements.
Throughout the winter, snow measurements at Isintok Lake have been significantly lower than in past.
In January, the snow pack was at 69 per cent of normal levels, while in February it was at 63 per cent of normal.
Summerland Reservoir’s snow pack measurements this year have been much closer to past years.
In January, the measurement site was at 117 per cent of normal and in February it was at 89 per cent of normal.
The most recent provincial snow measurements, released Feb. 11 from the province’s Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, show much of British Columbia has lower snow pack measurements than normal. The Okanagan was at 84 per cent of normal levels while the Similkameen came in at 57 per cent of its historical average.
