Kissimmee
Watershed Environmental Conditions – 06/17/08:
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Over
the last seven days, the upper Kissimmee Basin received 1.97 inches of rainfall
to bring the 30 day total to 4.43 inches (82% of average), and the lower basin
received 2.34 inches to bring the 30 day total to 4.18 inches (78% of average)
(Daily Rainfall Report 6/16/08).
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The
spring recession of the regulation schedule has ended in the upper basin
lakes. Consequently, releases have ended from all lakes except for
minimal 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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River
stage within the Kissimmee River Restoration Project area increased by
approximately 0.5 ft in the last week. However, much of the floodplain
within this area is dry except for isolated pools. These pools continue
to attract foraging wading birds. The water level in the area of the
restoration project decreases by 0.41 feet from 34.08 feet near the upstream
end (station PC62) to 33.67 feet at the downstream
end (headwater stage at S-65C).
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Dissolved oxygen
concentrations in the river channel of the