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) 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. Tampa Bay Water, the regional water authority for Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties, worked for nearly a decade in constructing the reservoir, which was completed in June 2005, and officially opened on 15 October 2005.