Kissimmee Watershed Environmental
Conditions – 05/27/08
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Over
the last seven days, the upper Kissimmee Basin received 0.03 inches of
rainfall, and the lower basin received 0.04 inches inches
(Daily Rainfall Report 5/12/08).
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During
the last week, releases from the upper basin lakes were adjusted to allow water
levels to decline with the regulation schedules. Releases from East Lake Tohopekaliga (S-59) decreased to 176 cfs.
No other released are being made currently in the upper basin as lake stages
approximate their respective regulation schedules.
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Releases
from
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In the upper
basin, snail kites continue to nest on East Lake Toho,
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Flow
has been reestablished to the
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With
the decreased inflow from the upper basin, water levels continue to decline
across the Kissimmee River Restoration Project. The headwater stage at
S-65C has decreased to 33.61 feet.
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Dissolved oxygen
concentrations in the river channel of the