Kissimmee Watershed Environmental Conditions – 11/06/07

 

·        Over the last 7 days, the upper Kissimmee Basin received 1.29 inches of rainfall to bring the 30 day total to 2.92 inches (107% of the long-term average) and the lower basin received 0.73 inches to bring the 30 day total to 2.56 inches (99% of the long term average) (Daily Rainfall Report for 11/05/07).

·        Wet season totals were 30.63 inches (100% of average) for the upper basin and 29.32 inches (102% of average) for the lower basin (Daily Rainfall Report 11/1/07).

·        During the last week, water levels in almost all of the upper basin lakes increased slightly.  Water level in Lake Kissimmee fell approximately 0.2 ft.  The only releases being made in the upper basin are at S-65. 

·        Only Lake Tohopekaliga and Lake Gentry had water levels that reached the maximum elevation (high pool) of the regulation schedules by the end of the wet season.

·        Anecdotal observations suggest that native species of submerged aquatic vegetation and apple snails are doing well in Lake Kissimmee, which may be related to the lower water levels.

·        Flow has been reestablished to the Kissimmee River for 104 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 3 mg/L to 4 mg/L. 

 


 

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