Lake Manatee Boat Ramps

2 boat launches are mapped on Lake Manatee in Manatee County, Florida.

2 of these launches include facility details from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

Lake Manatee facts

Surface area1,258 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 15 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 13.9 miles
Surface elevation30 ft above sea level
DamLake Manatee Dam, completed 1967
Dam size55 ft high, 4,900 ft long, earth dam
Dam purposesWater Supply, Recreation
Dam ownerMANATEE COUNTY (Local Government)
Normal storage18,300 acre-feet
Impounded streamManatee River

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID FL00280). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

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