Wares Creek is a 5-mile-long (8.0 km) stream in Manatee County, Florida. The stream drains into the Manatee River.[2] The creek's name is used by the Wares Creek neighborhood along its downstream path near downtown Bradenton. Neighborhood association activities have included a cleanup of the creek. A canoe trail was proposed alongside it.[3] The Wares Creek Bridge along Manatee Avenue crosses Wares Creek.[4]
| Wares Creek | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Bradenton |
| • coordinates | 27°28′38″N 82°34′41″W / 27.47722°N 82.57806°W[1] |
| Mouth | Manatee River |
• location | Palmetto |
• coordinates | 27°30′09″N 82°34′41″W / 27.50250°N 82.57806°W[1] |
| Length | 5 miles (8.0 km) |
History
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The name's origin comes from Elbridge Ware who moved down to the area from Tallahassee with his wife in 1845.[3] Ware's home was destroyed in a hurricane the following year resulting in the Ware's family to move back to Tallahassee.
In 2011, money was allocated dredge the creek for flood control.[5]
Approximately 80,000 US gallons (300,000 L; 67,000 imp gal) of wastewater entered the creek in 2019 when a sewer main broke.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Wares Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 28, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ "Wares Creek: Overview & Current Conditions - Manatee.WaterAtlas.org". manatee.wateratlas.usf.edu.
- ^ a b White, Dale (October 2, 2008). "The revival of Ware's Creek neighborhood". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ "Wares Creek Bridge on Manatee Avenue - Bradenton, Florida 63". Florida Memory. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ "U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Awards Wares Creek Dredging Contract". The Bradenton Times. April 23, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ "Around 80,000 gallons of wastewater enters Wares Creek in Bradenton following force main break". WWSB.
- ^ "Massive wad of baby wipes clogs Bradenton sewage pipe, causing spill". FOX13news.