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Ward Lake, also known as Bill Evers Reservoir, is a 255-acre body of water in Manatee County, Florida, in the United States. It provides most of the water for the city of Bradenton and is a water feature in the Manatee River watershed .
Piney Point phosphate plant is an industrial site in Manatee County, Florida and the location of a former fertilizer plant. The land is currently owned by HRK Holdings, which leases portions of the land to industrial tenants under the name Eastport.
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There were 547 manatee deaths reported in Florida between Jan. 1, 2024, and Dec. 20, well below the year-to-date average of 716 over the past five years, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...
Manatee County shut off drinking water to Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key beaches to prepare for Hurricane Helene’s storm surge. ... CBS News. 579 animals killed after fire rips through ...
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.
A red substance was found in the Lake Worth Lagoon on Monday, May 6, 2024 near the 5600 block of North Flagler Drive. The U.S. Coast Guard investigated and said it could not find a source.
The hydrology of the Braden River was altered in 1936 when the city of Bradenton created Ward Lake, a reservoir with an 838-foot (255 m) broad-crested weir 6 miles (9.7 km) upstream from the mouth. In 1985 the reservoir was expanded and supplies an annual average of 5.7 million US gallons (22,000 m 3 ) of water per day.