Redistricting efforts in Manatee County are nearing an end, and one map will be considered for final approval next week. Despite criticism that the changes water down minority voting power ...

“The river was backing up on itself, but it was not backing up because of a contribution of the Manatee River,” Hunsicker said. Maps showing the water flow from every watershed in the county ...

Manatee County has released updated hurricane storm surge evacuation level maps ahead of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1. Residents and visitors can learn about storm ...

The new FEMA preliminary flood insurance rate maps (FIRM) and elevation requirements will impact insurance rates for many Manatee County homeowners. The maps are being re-drawn for the first time ...

The immense amount of water threatened to overload the roughly 6 billion gallon capacity of Lake Manatee Reservoir, the source of about two-thirds of Manatee County’s drinking water.

The immense amount of water threatened to overload the roughly 6 billion gallon capacity of Lake Manatee Reservoir, the source of about two-thirds of Manatee County’s drinking water.

Manatee County hurricane evacuation map Published June 6, 2004 | Updated Aug. 28, 2005 (ran Manatee County edition) ... Storm surge is salt water flooding that rushes over coastal areas ...

Debby dropped 17 inches of rain on Manatee County in a 24-hour period. Due to the the rapid rate of rainfall, they released 18 billion gallons of water to protect the integrity of the dam.

HURRICANE THREAT The color coded areas on the map are vulnerable to storm surge. Storm surge is produced by water being pushed towards the shore by the force of the winds moving around the storm.St… ...

The county acknowledges that spikes in the rate of water flow from the dam can flood properties directly downstream along the Manatee River, where residents have historically experienced flooding.