 Yet the middle river is in trouble.Attempts by residents to stop the damage, SWFMWD (Southwest Florida Water Management District) has done little to maintain minimum water levels, instead taking water that would normally flow into the river from the Green Swamp, siphoning the water into the Bypass Canal, which send millions of gallons to the Bill Young Reservoir in south Hillsborough County.Because of these policies wildlife is disappearing and dead zones are beginning to appear along the river's shores.