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Over
the last seven days, the upper Kissimmee Basin received 0.00 inches of rainfall
to bring the 30 day total to 0.14 inches (5% of average), and the lower basin
received 0.04 inches to bring the 30 day total to 0.08 inches (3% of average)
(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) continued at 250 cfs.
Releases from
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The Florida Fish
and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that the
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In
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In
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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 water level at PC62, near the upstream end of the Phase I area, has fallen
about 0.5 ft in the last week to 36.38 feet. The headwater stage at S-65C
has decreased to 34.45 feet, so that the water surface elevation decreases by
1.93 feet from the upstream end to the downstream end of the restoration
project.
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Dissolved oxygen
concentrations in the river channel of the