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The Hillsborough River dam (originally built in 1895 and since rebuilt) at Rowlett Park creates a lake covering 1,300 acres (5 km 2) and containing 1.6 billion US gallons (6,100,000 m 3) of water, [6] providing for the supply of water for the City of Tampa.
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 ]
The Tampa Bypass Canal works together with the Lower Hillsborough Flood Detention Area, which is land owned by the District. This land provides an area for the storage and detention of overflow water from the Hillsborough River and the Tampa Bypass Canal. Because it is used for water overflow storage, there are no homes or businesses built here.
The southern boundary of Temple Crest is the Hillsborough River. (1897) At a cost of $150,000 an electrical dam is built on the river by Consumers Electric Light and Street Railway Company. The dam was located halfway between present-day 40th Street and 56th Street on the Hillsborough River (today's Temple Crest neighborhood.)
The Hillsborough River at Morris Bridge, Florida, blew away the old record of 34.7 feet set in 2017. The level reached 38.16 feet late on Oct. 12, due to Milton's torrential rainfall.
Stunning home camera video captured Matt Heller paddling around his flooded Tampa home in a kayak that he intended to use as an "escape plan" as Hurricane Helene's historic storm surge "came out ...
The Sulphur Springs Water Tower The tower sits on a 13-acre tract of land on the Hillsborough River.. Sulphur Springs Water Tower is a landmark of Tampa, Florida.It stands 214 feet (65 m) tall, with a foundation 45 feet (14 m) deep which makes it visible from nearby Interstate 275 and much of the rest of Sulphur Springs. [1]
Motorists on River Road in Hillsborough will be facing major traffic disruptions because of two construction projects.