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. Polk County has five watersheds, named after the bays or river, and 1 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 »

Peace River is located within the Peace River - Peace Creek Canal Watershed.

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

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

• Floods in Southwest-Central Florida from Hurricane Frances, September 2004
• Naming of Lakes in Polk County, The
• Peace River Map: 1839
• Stormwater Research: Summary of SWFWMD Research Projects 1989-2002
• Stormwater Research: Summary of SWFWMD Research Projects: 1990-2005
• Studies on the geochemistry and hydrography of the Charlotte Harbor estuary, Florida. - July 1970

• 2008 HBMP Annual Data Report - Part 1
• 2008 HBMP Annual Data Report - Part 2
• 2008 HBMP Annual Data Report - Part 3
• 2010 HBMP Annual Data Report - Part 2: Figures for Sections 1-3
• 2010 HBMP Annual Data Report - Part 3: Figures for Sections 407
• 2010 HBMP Annual Data Report - Part 5: Photographs
• 2010 HBMP Annual Data Report - Part 6: Data Sets
• A Tribute to the Life and Work of Ralph Montgomery, Ph.D. - A compendium of his applied research on the Peace River, Charlotte Harbor, and other Florida ecosystems
• Abstract for CHNEP Reservoir Workshop on Watershed Reservoirs
• Adventures in the Charlotte Harbor Watershed: A Story of Four Friends and Their Neighbors 5 of 16
• Adventures in the Charlotte Harbor Watershed: A Story of Four Friends and Their Neighbors 7 of 16
• Analysis of Relationships of Freshwater Inflow, Nutrient Loading with Chlorophyll-Part I - Report Body, Appendices A-D
• Analysis of Relationships of Freshwater Inflow, Nutrient Loading with Chlorophyll-Part II
• Assessment of the Hydraulic Connection Between Ground Water and the Peace River
• Background Information on Watershed Management Issues in the Peace and Myakka River Basins
• Banana Lake Sediment Inactivation Project, #06-267: Pre- & Post-Treatment Monitoring Plan
• Banana Lake Sediment Inactivation Project, #06-267: Pre- & Post-Treatment Monitoring Results
• Charlotte Harbor Conference: Differences In Long-Term Peace River Water Quality Data
• Counsel Status Report PRMRWSA Board Meeting 11-1-05 - Update on phosphate mining in the Peace and Myakka River watersheds.
• Counsel Status Report PRMRWSA Board Meeting 2-1-05 - Update on phosphate mining in the Peace and Myakka River watersheds.
• Cumulative Risk of Decreasing Streamflows in the Peace River Basin
• Direction of Flow Between Lakes and Rivers in the City of Lakeland - Connections, flow direction, location of water control structures
• Effect of Groundwater Levels & Headwater Wetlands on Streamflow in Charlie Creek Basin, Peace River
• Extent of Areal Inundation of Riverine Wetlands Along West-Central Florida
• Fishes & Streams Reclaimed after Phosphate Mining
• Florida Fish Consumption Advisories (2017) - An advisory may be in effect for this water body.
• HBMP 2002 Comprehensive Summary Report--Sept 2004 (Part 1)
• HBMP 2002 Comprehensive Summary Report--Sept 2004 (Part 2)
• HBMP 2006 Comprehensive Summary Report--Dec 2009 (Part 1)
• HBMP 2006 Comprehensive Summary Report--Dec 2009 (Part 2)
• HBMP 2006 Comprehensive Summary Report--Dec 2009 (Part 3)
• HBMP 2006 Comprehensive Summary Report--Dec 2009 (Part 4)
• HBMP Annual Report 2005 (Part 1)
• HBMP Annual Report 2005 (Part 2)
• HBMP Annual Report 2005 (Part 3)
• HBMP Annual Report 2006 (Part 1)
• HBMP Annual Report 2006 (Part 2)
• HBMP Annual Report 2007 (Part 1)
• HBMP Annual Report 2007 (Part 2)
• HBMP Annual Report 2007 (Part 3)
• HBMP Annual Report 2009
• Hydrologic Conditions that Influence Streamflow Losses in a Karst Region of the Upper Peace River... - U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5140
• Keeping the Peace: A Peace River Watershed Management Conference Summary Report - This summary report is based on the Peace River Watershed Management Conference held in October 2006.
• Managing Reductions of Freshwater Inflows from Unimpounded Rivers to Southwest Florida Estuaries
• Peace and Myakka River Water Quality Summary 2002
• Peace River Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan - Atlas - DRAFT (2001)
• Peace River Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan: Volume II Strategic Action Plan - DRAFT (2001)
• Peace River Hydrobiological Monitoring 2000 Data Report
• Peace River Hydrobiological Monitoring 2000 Data Report Appendices
• Peace River Hydrobiological Monitoring 2005 Data Report
• Peace River Hydrobiological Monitoring Program 1999 Annual Data Report
• Peace River Hydrobiological Monitoring Program 2002 Data Report, 1 of 2.
• Peace River Hydrobiological Monitoring Program 2002 Data Report, 2 of 2.
• Peace River Hydrobiological Monitoring Program 2003 Annual Data Report - Part 1 of 3
• Peace River Hydrobiological Monitoring Program 2003 Annual Data Report - Part 2 of 3
• Peace River Hydrobiological Monitoring Program 2003 Annual Data Report - Part 3 of 3.
• Peace River Hydrobiological Monitoring Program 2004 Annual Data Report
• Peace River Hydrobiological Monitoring Program Year Three Report, 1 of 3.
• Peace River Hydrobiological Monitoring Program Year Three Report, 2 of 3.
• Peace River Hydrobiological Monitoring Program Year Three Report, 3 of 3.
• Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority Integrated Regional Water Supply Plan 2015
• Peace River Watershed Excursion
• Phosphate Risk in Florida, The
• Polk County 2004 Annual Lake and Stream Report - Appendix B
• Polk County 2005 Annual Lake and Stream Report - Appendix B
• Predicted Change in Hydrologic Conditions along the Upper Peace River due to a Reduction in Ground-W
• Presentation: Lake Hancock Outfall Treatment Wetland
• Proceedings of the Charlotte Harbor Public Conference and Technical Symposium (1997)
• Proposed Minimum Flows and Levels for the Lower Peace River and Shell Creek
• Proposed Minimum Flows and Levels for the Lower Peace River and Shell Creek - Appendices
• Streamflow Losses Through Karst Features in the Upper Peace River Hydrologic Area, Polk County
• Summary of Low Flow “Pump Test” Results from Continuous Recorder Data, Dec. 2006
• SWFWMD projects at Lake Hancock, Polk County, FL - Lake overview, discussion of issues, timeline, links to project documents
• Technical Paper Award: Establishing Minimum Flows for the Upper Peace River, Florida
• The Peace River and the Cooperative Conservation Blueprint - Video of presentation from 2014 CHNEP Watershed Summit
• The Peace River: A Forgotten Highway
• Total Dissolved Solids Impact Assessment: April 2017 Exceedance at HCSW-1
• Upper Peace River An Analysis of Minimum Flows and Levels
• West-Central Florida Water Restoration Action Plan Report to the Legislature
• Winter Haven/Peace Creek Watershed Water Resource Sustainability Plan (Final, Low resolution)
• Winter Haven/Peace Creek Watershed Water Resource Sustainability Plan, Appendices A-E
• Winter Haven/Peace Creek Watershed Water Resource Sustainability Plan, Executive Summary
• Winter Haven/Peace Creek Watershed Water Resource Sustainability Plan, Public Workshop Presentation