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 2.59 inches (96% of the long-term average) and the lower basin received 0 inches to bring the 30 day total to 2.29 inches (91% of the long term average) (Daily Rainfall Report for 11/10/07).

·        During the last week, water levels in the upper basin lakes were steady.  Water level in Lake Kissimmee fell approximately 0.1 ft.  The only releases being made in the upper basin are at S-65. 

·        Flow has been reestablished to the Kissimmee River for 111 days (S-65 re-opened on 07/18/07).  Discharge at S-65 was decreased from 500 cfs to 250 cfs on Tuesday 11/06/07.

·        In the river channel of the Kissimmee River, mean daily concentrations of dissolved oxygen ranged from 5.6 – 7.6 mg/L (mean 6.8 mg/L) during the past week.

 


 

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