Kissimmee Watershed Environmental Conditions – 10/30/07

 

·        Over the last 7 days, the upper Kissimmee Basin received 0.13 inches of rainfall and the lower basin received 0.13 inches (Daily Rainfall Report for 10/29/07).

·        For the last week, water levels have risen slightly in most of the upper basin lakes.  Four lakes (Hart, East Tohopekaliga, Tohopekaliga, and Gentry) are approaching the high pool (maximum allowed) in the regulation schedule.  The only releases being made in the upper basin are at S-65.

·        Flow has been reestablished to the Kissimmee River for 104 days (S-65 re-opened on 07/18/07).  Discharge at S-65 continues at approximately 500 cfs

·        In the river channel of the Kissimmee River, mean daily concentrations of dissolved oxygen have been from 2 mg/L to 4 mg/L. 

 


 

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