After the most eventful hurricane season in years and widespread criticism of how flood control was handled, Manatee County officials recently approved about $3 million in emergency repairs to the ...

Emergency repairs to the Lake Manatee Dam are underway in hopes of fixing it before the 2025 hurricane season ramps up.

Six months after Hurricane Debby deluged hundreds of Manatee County homes, new reports answer questions about the Lake Manatee Dam’s role in the flooding. Some residents have wondered whether ...

Six months after Hurricane Debby deluged hundreds of Manatee County homes, new reports answer questions about the Lake Manatee Dam’s role in the flooding. Some residents have wondered whether ...

Hurricane Debby flooding prompts Lake Manatee Dam investigation. Manatee County was already saturated from a wetter-than-normal July when Hurricane Debby arrived in early August and dumped record ...

Manatee County authorities addressed the 18 billion gallon water release during Tropical Storm Debby's rainiest day and affirmed that the dam is not meant to hold back floodwaters.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Manatee County officials gave an up-close look at the Lake Manatee Dam system Wednesday. Beforehand, they explained how the system was designed to bring a ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Emergency repairs have begun at the Lake Manatee Dam after inspections last month revealed surface cracks and signs of deterioration. Manatee County Commissioners recently ...

Manatee County is preparing for more flooding with a potential hurricane forecast to impact Florida’s Gulf Coast later this week. The county says repairs to the Lake Manatee Dam have been completed.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County has continuously seen heavy bands of rain since Tuesday. And since Tropical Storm Debby brought devastating flooding to the area earlier in the month, the ...

Completed in 1967, the dam holds and controls water levels within the 6-billion gallon, 1,180-acre Lake Manatee Reservoir, which supplies about two-thirds of Manatee County’s drinking water.