Kissimmee Watershed Environmental Conditions – 07/01/08:

·        Over the last seven days, the upper Kissimmee Basin received 2.12 inches of rainfall to bring the 30 day total to 7.63 inches (105% of average), and the lower basin received 2.09 inches to bring the 30 day total to 7.37 inches (106% of average) (Daily Rainfall Report 6/30/08).

·        With the continued rainfall, water levels are rising in all of the lakes, except Lake Kissimmee.  All lakes remain below regulation schedule, but several are approaching their regulation schedule elevation for summer.   

·        In the upper basin, snail kites continue to nest on East Lake Toho, Lake Toho, and Lake Kissimmee.  

·        Flow has been reestablished to the Kissimmee River for 350 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 are beginning to fall below thresholds of concern temporarily.  Concentrations ranged from 0.1 mg/L to 5.4 mg/L and averaged of 4.2 mg/L. 

 


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