Kissimmee Watershed Environmental Conditions – 11/06/07

 

·        Over the last 7 days, the upper Kissimmee Basin received 0 inches of rainfall to bring the 30 day total to 2.17 inches (83% of the long-term average) and the lower basin received 0 inches to bring the 30 day total to 1.65 inches (69% of the long term average) (Daily Rainfall Report for 11/19/07).

·        During the last week, water levels in most of the upper basin lakes decreased slightly or remained steady.  Water levels in Lake Kissimmee, Hatchineha and Cypress increased by 0.1 feet.  The only releases being made in the upper basin are at S-65.  Discharge at S-65 is approximately 250 cfs.

·        Flow has been reestablished to the Kissimmee River for 118 days (S-65 re-opened on 07/18/07). .

·        In the river channel of the Kissimmee River, the concentration of dissolved oxygen ranged from 5.9 – 8.0 mg/L (mean 7.0 mg/L) during the past week.

 


 

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