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English: This is a locator map showing Manatee County in Florida. For more information, ... Rattlesnake Key (Tampa Bay) Rubonia, Florida; Rye, Florida; Samoset, Florida;
Manatee River with DeSoto Bridge in the background. The Manatee River is a 36-mile-long (58 km) [1] river in Manatee County, Florida. [2] The river forms in the northeastern corner of Manatee County and flows into the Gulf of Mexico at the southern edge of Tampa Bay.
The county was created in 1855 and named for the Florida manatee, [3] Florida's official marine mammal. Features of Manatee County include access to the southern part of the Tampa Bay estuary, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, and the Manatee River.
Anna Maria Island is a barrier island on the coast of Manatee County, Florida, in the United States. It is bounded on the west by the Gulf of Mexico, on the south by Longboat Pass (which separates it from Longboat Key), on the east by Anna Maria Sound, and on the north by Tampa Bay. Anna Maria Island is approximately 7 miles (11 km) long north ...
Bradenton (/ ˈ b r eɪ d ən t ən / BRAY-dən-tən) is a city in and the county seat [8] of Manatee County, Florida, United States.As of the 2020 census, the city's population is 55,698, up from 49,546 at the 2010 census.
The Sarasota metropolitan area is a metropolitan area located in Southwest Florida.The metropolitan area is defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) consisting of Manatee County and Sarasota County.
The island is located on two bays and a river, to the north and northeast is Terra Ceia Bay, to the west is Tampa Bay, and to the south is the Manatee River. On the western end of Snead Island is Emerson Point Preserve, a 365 acres (1.48 km 2) preserve operated by Manatee County.
The Manatee River flows into the lake at the eastern end, then continues to the west, where it flows into Tampa Bay. Lake Manatee is a major source of water for Bradenton and other cities in Manatee County, providing 32 million US gallons (120,000,000 L; 27,000,000 imp gal) per day. Lake Manatee State Park is located on the south shore of the lake.