Kissimmee Watershed Environmental
Conditions – 12/04/07
·
Over
the last 7 days, the upper Kissimmee
Basin received 0.11
inches of rainfall and the lower basin received 0.19 inches. The total
rainfall for November was 0.37 inches (15% of normal) for the upper basin and 0.37
inches (17% of normal) for the lower basin (Daily Rainfall Report for
12/01/07).
·
During
the last week, water levels in most of the upper basin lakes decreased slightly
from evapotranspiration. Lake Tohopekaliga
remains at the high elevation of the regulation schedule (high pool) because of
inflow from Shingle Creek. Water levels in Lakes Kissimmee, Hatchineha and Cypress
are approximately 2 feet below regulation schedule.
·
The
only releases being made in the upper basin are at S-65, which is discharging
approximately 250 cfs.
·
Flow
has been reestablished to the Kissimmee River
for 132 days (S-65 re-opened on 07/18/07).
·
In
the river channel of the Kissimmee River, the
concentration of dissolved oxygen ranged from 5.17 mg/L – 7.92 mg/L (mean 6.7
mg/L) during the past week.
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