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Tributaries and Passes

Watersheds are areas of land with waterways that flow to a common destination. The boundaries between watersheds are elevated areas called divides. In this Atlas, the watersheds are composed of groups of creeks that flow to a single bay or group of bays. Drainage basins are subunits of watersheds and are defined by the main creek that flows through them. Charlotte Harbor NEP has five watersheds, named after the bays or river, and 19 drainage basins, named after the creeks. Stormwater improvements to reduce flooding and improve water quality are based on the drainage basin unit. Learn more about watersheds »

Lemon Bay is located within the Dona & Roberts Bay Watershed.

• View a map of Dona & Roberts Bay Watershed
• Access information about the Dona & Roberts Bay Watershed

Specific drainage basins within this watershed include:

• AINGER CREEK
• ALLIGATOR CREEK
• FORKED CREEK
• GOTTFRIED CREEK
• LEMON BAY COASTAL
• WOODMERE CREEK

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Legend:
FWCC - Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
FDEP - Florida Department of Enviromental Protection

Nautical charts show water depth, the shoreline of adjacent land, prominent topographic features, aids to navigation, and other navigational information. They are maintained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and have recently been made available as geo-referenced, digital images which can be now be viewed within the Advanced Mapping Tool.

• NOAA BookletCharts™

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Visit the following links to view historical information on this water resource:

• A History of the Sarasota County Gun Range Site
• Ecological Observations on a Locally Limited Red Tide Bloom (1955)
• Florida Gulf Coast Red Tide - A 1955 report discussing Red Tide along Florida's west coast.
• Historic Shoreline Changes in Southwest Florida
• Lemon Bay Hydric Soils 1970s
• Red Tide Report, 1954
• Report on Bocilla Pass
• Report on Flood of 20-21 September 1962 Southwest Florida
• Stormwater Research: Summary of SWFWMD Research Projects 1989-2002
• Stormwater Research: Summary of SWFWMD Research Projects: 1990-2005

• Englewood Water District
• Lemon Bay Conservancy
• Lemon Bay Aquatic Preserve
• 2005 Estuaries Report Card for Southwest Florida
• 2012 Bay Scallop Summary: Lemon Bay and Gasparilla Sound
• 2016 Southwest Florida Water Management District Seagrass Mapping Results
• A spectral optical model and updated water clarity reporting tool for Charlotte Harbor seagrasses
• About the Charlotte Harbor Estuaries Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program (CHEVWQMN)
• Alligator Creek FDEP 319(h) Water Quality Monitoring Program Final Report
• Approval Letter for Alligator Creek Implementation Plan
• Assessment of Present and Future Nitrogen Loads, Water Quality, and Seagrass... in Lemon Bay
• Bay scallop data for Lemon Bay and Gasparilla Sound, 2009-2015
• Charlotte County Boat Ramps
• Charlotte Harbor & Estero Bay Aquatic Preserves Water Quality Status & Trends for 1998-2005
• Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves Management Plan (2016) - Includes Cape Haze, Gasparilla Sound-Charlotte Harbor, Lemon Bay, Matlacha Pass, and Pine Island Sound
• Charlotte Harbor Numeric Nutrient Criteria: Task 11 – Implementation Issues
• Charlotte Harbor Numeric Nutrient Criteria: Task 8, TN & TP Loading & Concentration Based Criteria
• CHEC Bird Sighting Data from Cedar Point Environmental Park
• Coastal Scrub Restoration: A Case Study for the Urban Interface
• Drift Rhodophyte Blooms Emerge in Lee County, FL: Evidence of Escalating Coastal Eutrophication
• Establishing Water Clarity Benchmarks for Sarasota County Estuarine Waters
• Establishment of Estuarine Water Clarity Targets for Sarasota County
• FAC 62-302.532 Estuary-Specific Numeric Interpretations of the Narrative Nutrient Criterion
• Fishes of the Lemon Bay estuary and a comparison of fish community structure to nearby estuaries...
• Gottfried Creek Basin Master Plan--Main Report
• Lemon Bay 208 Program Water Quality Study Appendices
• Lemon Bay 208 Program Water Quality Study, Part I
• Lemon Bay 208 Water Quality Study, Executive Summary
• Lemon Bay Aquatic Preserve Brochure
• Lemon Bay Aquatic Preserve Management Plan (Adopted 1992)
• Lemon Bay League, Inc.
• Lemon Bay Preserve Ecosystem Restoration Phase I
• Lemon Bay Preserve Habitat Improvement Projects
• Lemon Bay Preserve Prescribed Burn
• Lemon Bay Seagrass Map
• Lemon Bay Shellfish Harvesting Map
• Lemon Bay Trends Appendix
• Lemon Bay Water Quality Data Collected by Englewood Jaycees (1991-92)
• Lemon Bay Watershed Management Plan (outline with links to chapters) - DRAFT - APPROVAL PENDING
• Lemon Bay Watershed Management Plan--Summary Presentation
• Make Your Own Island
• Making Venice Gardens a Garden Spot in South Venice
• Map: Lemon Bay Preserve Burn Zones and Hydrologic Restoration
• National Coastal Condition Reports
• Nonpoint Source Model Development and Basin Management Strategies for Lemon Bay Part 1 of 2, Ch1-4.
• Nonpoint Source Model Development and Basin Management Strategies for Lemon Bay Part 2 of 2, Ch5-7.
• Numeric Water Quality Targets for Charlotte Harbor and Lemon and Estero Bays, Florida
• Optical Model Spectral Validation and Annual Water Clarity Reporting Tool: Final Report
• Our Gulf Environment
• Proposed Designation of Sarasota Bay and Lemon Bay as Outstanding Florida Waters
• Reconnaissance of listed water bodies on Roberts Bay, Little Sarasota Bay, Blackburn Bay...
• Sarasota Bay Estuary Program’s Sea Level Rise (SLR) Brochure 2014
• Sarasota County Blueways Paddling Guide
• Sarasota County Manatee Protection Plan (2011 Update)
• Seagrass Integrated Mapping & Monitoring Program Report for Sarasota Bay (2016)
• Sealife in Southwest Florida Estuaries
• South Venice Civic Association 1955-2016
• South Venice Waterway Restoration Project Final Report
• State of the Southwest Florida Aquatic Preserves, Lemon Bay to Estero Bay - 40-Year Status and Trends, 1970-2009
• Tarpon Tagging Project Brochure
• Through Group's Efforts, Life Rises from the Muck
• Tidal Flux in Northern Lemon Bay - graph of observations 1970s.
• Water Quality Assessment Report for the Charlotte Harbor Basin
• Widespread recovery of seagrass coverage in Southwest Florida (USA) - Temporal and spatial trends and management actions responsible for success (Access: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International)