Six months after Hurricane Debby deluged hundreds of Manatee County homes, new reports answer questions about the Lake ...

new reports answer questions about the Lake Manatee Dam’s role in the flooding. Some residents have wondered whether the dam’s release of 18 billion gallons was responsible for flooding in ...

She thinks the 18 billion gallons of water released from the Lake Manatee Dam led to the flooding in her neighborhood. “Our neighborhood was swallowed by the Braden River," she said.

“It was about 14-15 inches of rainfall over a day or 2. All that rainfall produced a lot of runoff,” explained Patrick Tara.

A portion of Manatee River exceeded its banks below the Lake Manatee Dam and surrounded sections of Erie Road, Lake Manatee seen in upper left portion of photo. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradento ...