Kissimmee Watershed Environmental Conditions – 06/24/08:

·        Over the last seven days, the upper Kissimmee Basin received 2.28 inches of rainfall to bring the 30 day total to 6.07 inches (96% of average), and the lower basin received 2.22 inches to bring the 30 day total to 5.50 inches (89% of average) (Daily Rainfall Report 6/23/08).

·        With the recent rainfall, water levels in most of the lakes are beginning to rise but all remain below regulation schedule. Lake Kissimmee remains at 49 feet.   

·        In the upper basin, snail kites continue to nest on East Lake Toho, Lake Toho, and Lake Kissimmee.  Nests on Lake Toho continue to represent a large fraction of the total number of snail kite nests in Florida

·        Flow has been reestablished to the Kissimmee River for 343 days (S-65 re-opened on 07/18/07).  Flow is approximately 200 cfs at S65.

·        River water levels within the Kissimmee River Restoration Project area have been rising and falling in response to rainfall events.   

·        Dissolved oxygen concentrations in the river channel of the Kissimmee River remained above thresholds of concern.  Concentrations ranged from 3.6 mg/L to 7.3 mg/L and averaged of 5.3 mg/L. 

 


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