Kissimmee Watershed Environmental Conditions – 10/16/07

 

·        The upper Kissimmee Basin received 0.06 inches of rainfall over the last 7 days to bring the 30 day total to 6.25 inches (137% of average) and the lower basin received 0.07 inches to bring the total for the last 30 days to 4.71 inches (106% of average).  (Daily Rainfall Report for 10/15/07).

·        The upper basin lakes are all below the regulation schedule.  Stage in Lake Toho has increased 0.9 ft in the last week and no releases are being made.

·        Snail kites continue to nest on Lake Tohopekaliga (No update since September 21). 

·        Flow has been reestablished to the Kissimmee River for 90 days (S-65 re-opened on 07/18/07).  Discharge at S-65 continues at approximately 500 cfs

·        In the channel of the Kissimmee River, mean daily concentrations of dissolved oxygen have been 2 mg/L to 3 mg/L. 

 

 


 

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