WOW.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. C. W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._W._Bill_Young_Regional...

    The C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir is a 15.5 billion US gallons (59,000,000 m 3) [1] reservoir which collects water from the Alafia and Hillsborough Rivers in central Florida. It is named for C.W. Bill Young, the U.S. Congressman from Florida's 10th congressional district. [2] Tampa Bay Water, the regional water authority for Hillsborough ...

  3. Tampa Bay Water - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Water

    Tampa Bay Water (TBW) is a regional wholesale drinking water utility that serves customers in the Tampa Bay, Florida region. [1] The agency is a special district of the state created by inter-local agreement among six member governments. A nine-member board of directors composed of two elected commissioners from each member county and one ...

  4. Hillsborough County, Florida - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_County,_Florida

    Hillsborough County was created on January 25, 1834, from Alachua and Monroe Counties, [6] during the U.S. territorial period (1822–1845). The new county was named for Wills Hill, the Earl of Hillsborough, who served as British Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1768 to 1772. [7] The County was created through efforts by Augustus Steele.

  5. Hillsborough River (Florida) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_River_(Florida)

    The Hillsborough River is a river located in the state of Florida in the United States. It arises in the Green Swamp near the juncture of Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk counties, and flows 60 miles (97 km) [3] through Pasco and Hillsborough Counties to an outlet in the city of Tampa on Hillsborough Bay. It includes 4 nature trails extending for ...

  6. Water wars in Florida - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_wars_in_Florida

    Tampa Bay conflict[edit] The Tampa Bay water war is a conflict between Hillsborough County, Pasco County, Pinellas County, New Port Richey, St. Petersburg, and Tampa that has been going on since the 1970s over water supply. The Southwest Florida Water Management District is another key player.

  7. Plant City, Florida - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_City,_Florida

    12-57550 [8] GNIS feature ID. 0289021 [9] Website. www .plantcitygov .com. Plant City is an incorporated city in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, approximately midway between Brandon and Lakeland along Interstate 4. It is part of the Tampa Bay area. The population was 39,764 at the 2020 census .

  8. Tampa Bay History Center - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_History_Center

    Tampa, Florida, United States. Coordinates. 27°56′34″N 82°27′01″W  / . 27.942702°N 82.45041°W. / 27.942702; -82.45041. Website. www .tampabayhistorycenter .org. Tampa Bay History Center is a history museum in Tampa, Florida, United States. It is a Smithsonian Affiliate and has been accredited by the American Alliance of ...

  9. Tampa Bay area - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_area

    Area code (s) 813, 656, 727, 352, 863 941. The Tampa Bay area is a major metropolitan area surrounding Tampa Bay on the Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States. It includes the main cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater. It is the 17th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with a population of 3,175,275 as of the 2020 U.S ...