Kissimmee Watershed Environmental Conditions – 1/13/09:

 

·        Over the last seven days, the upper Kissimmee Basin received 0.09 inches of rainfall to bring the 30 day total to 0.21 inches (9% of average) and the lower Kissimmee Basin received 0.03 inches of rain to bring the 30 day total to 0.19 inches (11% of average) (Daily Rainfall Report 1/13/08).

·        Stage in Lakes Kissimmee, Hatchineha and Cypress is 1.6 ft below regulation schedule and stage in Lakes Tohopekaliga and East Tohopekaliga is 0.5 ft below regulation schedule.

·        Discharge from Lake Kissimmee is approximately 318 cfs and discharge at S65C is 372 cfs.

·        The floodplain of the Kissimmee River is essentially dry except in the southern end of Pool B/C. 

·        The Dry season drawdown of the Pool B/C area has begun and is on track to reach a low stage target of 33 feet on or around May 15th 2009.

·        Stage in C-38 north of the current backfilling project is approximately 7-8 ft higher than south of the backfilling due to water being conveyed around the active construction.  In the event of increased inflows through S65A, culverts can be opened to pass additional water around/through the construction area.

·        Dissolved oxygen concentrations in the Kissimmee River were well above levels of concern over the past week.

 

 


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