Kissimmee Watershed Environmental
Conditions – 10/23/07
·
Over
the last 7 days, the upper Kissimmee
Basin received 0.68
inches of rainfall and the lower basin received 1.07 inches (Daily Rainfall
Report for 10/23/07).
·
For the last
week, water levels have been fairly stable in most of the upper basin
lakes. Water levels are at or below their respective regulation
schedules. Water level in Lake
Toho continues to rise
with inflow from Shingle Creek. Water level in Lake Kissimmee
fell approximately 0.2 ft. The only releases being made in the upper
basin are at S-65.
·
Snail kite
nesting season on Lake
Tohopekaliga
has ended.
·
Flow
has been reestablished to the Kissimmee River
for 97 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 2 mg/L to 3 mg/L.
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