Kissimmee Watershed Environmental Conditions – 4/14/09:

  • Over the last seven days, the upper Kissimmee Basin received 0.03 inches of rainfall and the lower Kissimmee Basin received 0.05 inches to bring the monthly totals to 1.10 (38% of average) and 1.71 (66% of average) inches respectively (Daily Rainfall Report 4/13/09).
  • Stage in Lakes Kissimmee, Hatchineha and Cypress is approximately 1 ft below regulation schedule.
  • Lakes Tohopekaliga and East Tohopekaliga are now at or very close to their regulation schedules.
  • The Alligator chain of lakes is 0.57 ft below regulation and Lake Gentry is 0.61 ft below regulation schedule.
  • Lakes Hart and Mary Jane are 0.25 ft below regulation schedule.
  • Hydrilla treatments are scheduled for Lakes Kissimmee, Hatchineha and Jackson on 4/14/09 through 4/16/09.
  • Snail kites continue to nest on Lake Tohopekaliga, East Lake Tohopekaliga, Lake Kissimmee and Lake Istokpoga.
  • Discharge from Lake Kissimmee continues at about 250 cfs.
  • Discharge at S65C is about 350 cfs and the low stage target schedule has resumed (33 feet on May 15th unless there is a large rain event).
  • Over the last seven days, dissolved oxygen concentrations in the Kissimmee River ranged from 5.3 mg/L to 8.6 mg/L and averaged 6.9 mg/L.

 

 


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