Braden River
River in Florida, United States
| Braden River | |
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 Braden River near bridge at 53rd Avenue East | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Manatee River |
| Length | 21 miles (34 km) |
| Basin size | 83 square miles (210 km2) |
The Braden River is a 21-mile (34 km) waterway that drains an 83-square-mile (210 km2) area watershed in west-central Florida and is the largest tributary of the Manatee River.
Hydrology
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 m3) of water per day.[1]
The Braden River can be hydrologically divided into three distinct sections that include an 8.6-mile (13.8 km) reach of naturally incised, free-flowing channel; a 6.4-mile (10.3 km) reach of impounded river created by the Ward Lake reservoir and weir; and a 6-mile (9.7 km) reach of tidal estuary.[1]
References
- ^ a b DelCharco, M.J.; Lewelling, B.R. (1997). Hydrologic description of the Braden River watershed, west-central Florida (Report). 96-634. U.S. Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr96634.
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Significant waterways of Florida
- Apopka
- Crescent
- Blue Cypress
- East Tohopekaliga
- George
- Harney
- Harris
- Iamonia
- Istokpoga
- Jackson
- Jesup
- Kissimmee
- Manatee
- Miccosukee
- Monroe
- Okeechobee
- Poinsett
- Rodman
- Rousseau
- Seminole
- Talquin
- Tohopekaliga
- Tsala Apopka
- Ward
- Washington
- Weir
- Alafia
- Alapahoochee
- Anclote
- Banana River
- Braden
- Carrabelle
- Chassahowitzka
- Crooked
- Crystal
- Dead
- East
- East Bay
- Eau Gallie
- Econfina
- Estero
- Homosassa
- Hontoon Dead
- Ichetucknee
- Imperial
- Little (Biscayne Bay)
- Little (Ochlockonee)
- Little Econlockhatchee
- Little Manatee
- Little Wekiva
- Loxahatchee
- Manatee
- Matanzas
- Miami
- Mosquito Lagoon
- New (Broward)
- New (Carabelle)
- New (Santa Fe)
- Oleta
- Orange
- Pithlachascotee
- Rainbow
- Ribault
- Shark
- Silver
- Sopchoppy
- St. Lucie
- St. Marks
- St. Sebastian
- Steinhatchee
- Tomoka
- Trout
- Waccasassa
- Wacissa
- Wakulla
- Weeki Wachee
- Wekiva
streams
- Billy's
- Black
- Blackwater (Hillsborough)
- Blackwater (Lake)
- Crane
- Cross
- Econfina
- Fisheating
- Myakkahatchee
- Orange
- Pottsburg
- Shingle
- Snapper
- Turkey
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County seat: Bradenton | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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27°25′38″N 82°26′27″W / 27.4271244°N 82.4407838°W / 27.4271244; -82.4407838
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