Kissimmee Watershed Environmental Conditions – 10/21/08:

 

 

·        Over the last seven days, the upper Kissimmee Basin received 0.34 inches of rainfall to bring the 30 day total to 3.93 inches (98% of average) and the lower basin received approximately 0.16 inches to bring the 30 day total to 4.2 inches (108% of average). (Daily Rainfall Report 10/13/08).

·        Water levels in the upper basin lakes continue to closely follow their regulation schedules.  Stage in Lakes Kissimmee, Hatchineha and Cypress is now 0.6 ft below regulation schedule.

·        Discharge from Lake Kissimmee remained at approximately 300 cfs and discharge at S65C remained at approximately 450 cfs.  

·        Water depths on the floodplain currently range from 0.5 to 1.5 ft in general see_attached.

·        Large numbers of wading birds are foraging on the floodplain.

·        From 10/14/08 to 10/21/08 dissolved oxygen concentrations in the Kissimmee River ranged from 2.4 mg/L to 6.8 mg/L and averaged 4.7 mg/L.

 


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