Ward Lake | |
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Bill Evers Reservoir | |
Coordinates | 27°25′54.48″N 82°29′8.16″W / 27.4318000°N 82.4856000°W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Braden River |
Primary outflows | Braden River |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 255 acres (103 ha) [1] |
Settlements | Bradenton |
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]
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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