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The
upper Kissimmee Basin received 2.18 inches of rainfall over the last 7 days to
bring the September total to 4.31 inches (88% of average) and the lower basin
received 1.64 inches to bring the September total to 5.38 inches (112% of
average) (Daily Rainfall Report for 09/25/07).
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Stages in most of
the upper basin lakes have been stable over the last seven days.
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Snail kites
continue to nest on
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Flow
has been reestablished to the
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Increased
discharge at S-65C indicates increased basin runoff.
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The concentration
of dissolved oxygen in the river channel has remained above thresholds of
concern for most of the last week with mean daily values ranging between 1.3
mg/L and 4.2 mg/L. On one day the mean value fell below 2 mg/L. on another day, the minimum fell below 1 mg/L for
approximately 1 hour but the average for that day was above 2 mg/L. The
lower values are likely due to cloudy days and local runoff causing increased
organic loading.