Surface area 255 acres (103 ha) Area 9.712 km² | Primary inflows Outflow location Braden River | |
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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.
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Map of Ward Lake, Florida 34203, USA
Overview
Its inflow and outflow is the Braden River. The lake has had problems with nutrient loading and elevated concentrations of dissolved copper. Ward Lake /Bill Evers Reservoir was built in the late 1930s and expanded in 1985.
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