Kissimmee Watershed Environmental Conditions – 08/21/07

 

·        The upper Kissimmee Basin received 0.45 inches of rainfall over the last 7 days to bring the 30-day total to 6.59 inches (96% of average) and the lower basin received 1.06 inches to bring the total for the month to 6.25 inches (100% of average) (Daily Rainfall Report for 08/21/07).

·        Stages in most of the upper basin lakes have been stable over the last seven days and are at schedule.  The stage in Lake Kissimmee had risen to within 0.5 ft of the regulation schedule for this time of year (summer pool) but has started to decline.

·        Snail kites continue to nest on Lake Tohopekaliga.  The most recent survey found nests with eggs, nestlings and recent fledglings (USFWS August 8, 2007).  We can expect nesting to continue for another month.  

·        Flow has been reestablished to the Kissimmee River for 34 days (S-65 re-opened on 07/18/07).  Discharge at S-65 continues at approximately 450 cfs

·        For the last week, the concentration of dissolved oxygen in the river channel has remained above thresholds of concern with mean daily values increasing from 2.32 mg/L on August 14 to 5.65 mg/L on August 19.

 

 


 

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