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Over the last
seven days, the upper Kissimmee Basin received 1.70 inches of rainfall to bring
the 30 day total to 7.37 inches (104% of average), and the lower basin received
1.54 inches to bring the 30 day total to 9.81 inches (147% of average) (Daily
Rainfall Report 7/14/08).
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All upper basin
lakes remain below regulation schedule except for
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In the upper
basin, snail kites continue to nest on East Lake Toho,
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Flow is
approximately 200 cfs at S65 and 800 cfs at S65C.
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Water levels
within the Kissimmee River Restoration Project area have been rising and
falling in response to rainfall events. Last week’s rainfall and
lack thereof caused water levels to fluctuate by approximately 1.5 feet within
the restoration project area.
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Over the past
week, dissolved oxygen concentrations in the river channel of the