Kissimmee Watershed Environmental Conditions – 09/9/08:

o       Over the last seven days, the upper Kissimmee Basin received approximately 0.08 inches of rainfall to bring the 30 day total to 10.09 inches (149% of average).  The lower basin received approximately 0.82 inches to bring the 30 day total to 12.55 inches (202% of average).(Daily Rainfall Report 9/9/08).

o       Water levels in all of the upper basin lakes are very close to their regulation schedules.  Releases are being made from Lake Myrtle (106 cfs), Lake Hart (122 cfs), East Lake Tohopekaliga (695 cfs), Lake Tohopekaliga (1,952 cfs), The Alligator Chain (200 cfs) and Lake Gentry (237 cfs).  All lake releases are slightly lower than last week.

o       Discharge from Lake Kissimmee decreased from > 7,000 cfs to 4,111 cfs and discharge at S65C is down from over  10,000 cfs to 6,559 cfs.  

o       Water depths on the floodplain within the restoration project have decreased by 0.5 – 1.0 ft over the last week.  However, some areas are still as deep as 6.8 feet see attached

o       From 9/02/08 to 9/9/08 dissolved oxygen concentrations in the Kissimmee River ranged from 0.2 mg/L to 2.5 mg/L and averaged 1.1 mg/L.  DO concentrations are still below levels of concern at certain times.  However, concentrations have increased from last week.

 


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