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October 2009 Kissimmee River Construction and Restoration Features. Photographs by Brent Anderson. Phase IVB construction nears completion. Looking south from the northern extent of backfill. S. October 19, 2009.
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October 2009 Kissimmee River Construction and Restoration Features Photographs by Brent Anderson
Phase IVB construction nears completion. Looking south from the northern extent of backfill. S October 19, 2009
Phase IVB construction nears completion. Looking south from the northern extent of backfill. S October 19, 2009
Looking north from the mid-section of the Phase IVB backfill. Water is now taking the course of the natural river channel. N October 19, 2009
Looking south at the lower section of Phase IVB backfill. Water is now taking the course of the recarved river channel seen here. It appears that the recarved river channels held up to the high seasonal discharges during the wet season. S October 19, 2009
Bull dozers bring the backfill to its final grade. October 19, 2009
Water takes the course of the newly recarved river channel in the southern end of Phase IVB backfill. S October 19, 2009
Backfill is nearly completed in Phase IVB. N October 19, 2009
Water takes the course of the newly recarved river channel in the southern end of Phase IVB backfill. N backfill recarved recarved October 19, 2009
Looking north from the southern extent of Phase IVB backfill. This picture shows the recarved river channel for Phase IVB as well as the recarved river channel from Phase IVA. N Flow Phase IVB Phase IVA October 19, 2009
Looking south at Phase IVA backfill which was completed in 2008 S October 19, 2009
October 19, 2009 In the Phase I area, water recedes from the floodplain with decreased discharges from S65 throughout the month of October.
October 19, 2009 Receding water levels expose sandbars along the bends of the river channel and creates drying pools in the floodplain. . . February 11, 2009
October 15, 2009 Lower water levels in the river channels expose sandbars. .
October 15, 2009 Lower water levels in the river channels expose sandbars.
October 15, 2009 October 15, 2009 Lower water levels expose eroded banks carved by high seasonal flows (left) and drying pools form on the floodplain (right) as water is now confined to the river channel.
October 15, 2009 An over-bank flow-way is exposed where water flowed onto the floodplain during the high flows of the wet season.
October 19, 2009 . Wading birds take advantage of the concentrated prey in the drying pools on the Phase I floodplain September 23, 2009
October 19, 2009 Phase I restored river channel with the floodplain drying down.
October 19, 2009 Drying pools in the Phase I floodplain
Drying pools on the floodplain in Phase I backfill area. October 19, 2009
October 19, 2009 Receding water levels are seen here as airboat trails begin to dry up on the north and mid section of Phase I
October 19, 2009 Drying pools in the south end of Phase I.
October 19, 2009 Concentrations of wading birds were observed in the Phase I floodplain as water levels in drying pools reach optimal foraging depths.
Concentrations of wading birds were observed in the Phase I floodplain as water levels in drying pools reach optimal foraging depths. September 18, 2009
In the west lower Pool C floodplain a test plot forcontrol of the invasive shrub Ludwigia peruviana (primrose willow) was sprayed. September 18, 2009
In the west lower Pool C floodplain a test plot forcontrol of the invasive shrub Ludwigia peruviana (primrose willow) was sprayed. In the foreground is the Pool C boat ramp access road. September 18, 2009
