Kissimmee Watershed
Environmental Conditions – 09/9/08:
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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