Ward_Lake,_Florida

Ward Lake (Florida)

Ward Lake (Florida)

Lake in Florida, United States

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.[1]

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Its inflow and outflow is the Braden River. The lake has had problems with nutrient loading and elevated concentrations of dissolved copper.[2] Ward Lake /Bill Evers Reservoir was built in the late 1930s and expanded in 1985.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Florida, USF Water Institute, School of Geosciences, University of South. "Ward Lake - Manatee County Water Atlas". manatee.wateratlas.usf.edu.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. [2]
    Manatee River Watershed Florida Department of Environmental Protection



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