Kissimmee Watershed Environmental Conditions – 09/04/07

 

·        The upper Kissimmee Basin received 0.74 inches of rainfall over the last 7 days to bring the 30-day total to 2.99 inches (43% of average) and the lower basin received 1.90 inches to bring the 30-day total to 3.62 inches (58% of average) (Daily Rainfall Report for 09/04/07).

·        Stages in most of the upper basin lakes have been stable over the last seven days.  The stage in Lake Toho has increased slightly in part because of increased inflow from Shingle Creek.

·        Snail kites continue to nest on Lake Tohopekaliga.     

·        Flow has been reestablished to the Kissimmee River for 48 days (S-65 re-opened on 07/18/07).  Discharge at S-65 continues at approximately 500 cfs

·        For the last week, the concentration of dissolved oxygen in the river channel has remained above thresholds of concern with mean daily values above 6 mg/L for the previous week.

 

 

 


 

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