| C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir | |
|---|---|
  C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir  C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir | |
| Location | Hillsborough County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27°48′10″N 82°10′40″W / 27.80278°N 82.17778°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 1,100 acres (4.5 km2) |
| Water volume | 15.5 billion US gallons (59,000,000 m3) |
The C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir is a 15.5 billion US gallons (59,000,000 m3)[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, Pinellas and Pasco counties,[3] worked for nearly a decade in constructing the reservoir, which was completed in June 2005,[2] and officially opened on 15 October 2005.[4]
- ^ Tampa Bay Water: C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b ""REGIONAL RESERVOIR READY" WaterMatters. Online. October 28, 2007". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
- ^ Hammette Yvvette. "Study concludes Tampa can draw more from river." The Tampa Tribune.
- ^ Congressman Young's news release. Online. October 10, 2005.