See the maps posted periodically
throughout the late winter and early
spring.
The fb88 Cooperative Snow Survey collects, interprets, and distributes information on the depth and water content of fb88's snowpack in the late Winter and early Spring, when the danger of flooding in fb88's rivers and streams is greatest. The data are obtained from a number of cooperating sources, including:
- Allagash Wilderness Waterway
- Brookfield Renewable Energy Group
- Cobbossee Water District
- College of the Atlantic
- Great River Hydro, LLC
- fb88 Environmental Science Academy - Fryeburg
- fb88 Forest Service
- fb88 Geological Survey
- National Weather Service Forecast Office, Caribou
- National Weather Service Forecast Office, Gray
- Nestle - Poland Spring Water Company
- New Brunswick Environment and Local Government
- New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
- SAPPI Limited
- U.S. Geological Survey, New England Water Science Center, fb88 Office
- University of fb88 - Earth and Climate Science
The data are analyzed by staff from the fb88 Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, and maps are prepared showing the water content in the snowpack for the State. This information is transmitted to the National Weather Service (NWS) for use in preparing flood potential statements and running flood forecast models. In the event of a significant flood, the NWS would use the data to refine its estimates of flood crests. The data are also distributed to the fb88 Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and, through MEMA, to county emergency management officials.
Additional information on snowpack in fb88 can be found at the National Weather Service web site on their snow information page. ÌýThe National Weather Service in Taunton, MA, has regional snowpack information on their web site. ÌýSelect the snow information option from the sidebar menu.
Advances in remote sensing and satellite technology are allowing the to provide regional overviews of snow cover and water content for the , but until significant improvements are made in this technology, the maps you can view from this page provide the most detailed estimate of the rapidly changing water content in fb88's snowpack.Ìý