Kissimmee Watershed Environmental Conditions – 09/30/08:

 

·        Over the last seven days, the upper Kissimmee Basin received approximately 0.64 inches of rainfall to bring the monthly total to 2.37 inches (41% of average).  The lower basin received approximately 0.85 inches to bring the monthly total to 2.34 inches (42% of average) (Daily Rainfall Report 9/29/08).

·        Water levels in all of the upper basin lakes continue to closely follow their regulation schedules except for Lakes Kissimmee, Hatchineha and Cypress which are slightly below regulation and declining.  Releases from the upper chain of lakes have ceased except for minor releases (<100 cfs) from Lakes Myrtle, Hart, Gentry and Alligator.

·        Discharge from Lake Kissimmee decreased from 800 cfs to approximately 300 cfs and discharge at S65C is down from 1700 cfs to 700 cfs.  

·        Water depths on the floodplain within the restoration project area have decreased by about 0.5 to 1.0 ft over the last week.  Floodplain depths in the restored area range from 0.5 to 2.0 ft in general see attached.

·         From 9/23/08 to 9/30/08 dissolved oxygen concentrations in the Kissimmee River ranged from 1.3 mg/L to 4.6 mg/Land averaged 2.9 mg/L, a significant increase from last week.  DO concentrations were above levels of concern most of the time over the past week.

 


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