Southwest Florida · FL
Bonita Springs
Old “Survey,” on the Imperial River and Estero Bay.
- Population
- 53,644 (2020 census)
- Renamed
- 1912
- Everglades Wonder Gardens
- Since 1936
- Tides
- Two highs, two lows a day
Then
- 1870s
The Army Corps of Engineers surveys the area. The settlement is called Survey, and its river Surveyor's Creek.
- 1912
Developers rename them Bonita Springs and the Imperial River.
- 1936
Everglades Wonder Gardens opens as a wildlife exhibit and refuge for injured animals.
- 1999
Bonita Springs reincorporates as a city on December 31.
Now
Bonita Beach Park sits on Little Hickory Island between the Gulf and Estero Bay. Barefoot Beach Preserve, 342 acres on the Collier County line, was ranked among the country's best beaches by Forbes.
On the water
From NOAA's predictions for Wiggins Pass, Cocohatchee River, FL over the next 365 days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
- Pattern
- Two highs and two lows a day, close in size
- Typical daily range
- 2.1 ft
- Biggest swing
- 3.4 ft on Dec 23
- Smallest swing
- 0.7 ft on Apr 26
- Highest high
- 2.9 ft, Aug 31 at 1:17 PM
- Lowest low
- −1.0 ft, Dec 24 at 7:22 AM