Kissimmee Watershed Environmental Conditions – 09/02/08:

o       Over the last seven days, the upper Kissimmee Basin received approximately 1.5 inches of rainfall and the lower basin received approximately 1.7 inches (Seven Day Raindar Estimate 8/26/08 – 9/02/08).

o       Water levels in all of the upper basin lakes are at or slightly above their regulation schedules.  Releases are being made from Lake Myrtle (150 cfs), Lake Hart (415 cfs), East Lake Tohopekaliga (735 cfs), Lake Tohopekaliga (2,099 cfs), The Alligator Chain (399 cfs) and Lake Gentry (551 cfs).

o       Discharge from Lake Kissimmee is currently 7,272 cfs and discharge at S65C is 10,925 cfs. 

o       Water depths on the floodplain within the restoration project have decreased by about 0.5 ft over the last week and currently range from 1.0 – 7.7 feet.  The floodplain in the restored reach is completely inundated at this time see attached.

o       From 8/26/08 to 9/02/08 dissolved oxygen concentrations in the Kissimmee River ranged from 0.1 mg/L to 1.5 mg/L and averaged 0.5 mg/L.  DO concentrations are still below levels of concern, however, the overall trend shows a slight increase over the last few days.

 


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