Kissimmee Watershed Environmental
Conditions – 01/29/08
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Over
the last 7 days, the upper Kissimmee Basin received 1.15 inches of rainfall to
bring the 30-day total to 3.08 inches, which was 132% of the long term average,
and the lower basin received 0.26 inches to bring the 30-day total to 1.30
inches, which was 72% of average (Daily Rainfall Report 1/28/08).
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Continued
rainfall caused water levels in the upper basin lakes to rise slightly (0.1-0.3
feet). Water levels in the upper basin lakes remain below regulation
schedules except for
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Flow
has been reestablished to the
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An
update on dissolved oxygen concentrations in the river channel of the
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Anecdotal
observations from last week included numbers of birds (wading, shore, and
water) using the floodplain (