The 181 mile long Indian River Lagoon National Estuary ranges through 6 Florida Atlantic Coast counties.
The IRL Estuary includes 4 main water bodies, Halifax River, Mosquito, Banana River and Indian River lagoons.[1]
Indian River Estuary Map
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Indian River Estuary Water Body
| Halifax River
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| Volusia County's Halifax River was added to the IRL National Estuary in 2016. The 25 mile addition includes Bulow Creek, Tomoka River, and southward to Ponce de Leon Inlet. Halifax River Article
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| WBID:
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Type: Lagoon
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| Basin: Halifax River
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County: Volusia
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Location: 29.25828,-81.03733
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Halifax River Tributaries
Tributaries are listed from North to South.
- Bulow Creek
- Tomoka River
- Fozzard Creek
- Wilbur Bay
- Rose Bay
- Mill Creek
- Spruce Creek
- Braddock Creek
- Hunter Creek
- Callalisa Creek
- Elwinder Creek
- Bottle Island Creek
| Mosquito Lagoon
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| Mosquito Lagoon (Los Mosquitos) is a 28 mile long, 36,000 acre, brackish water lagoon bounded by Ponce de Leon Inlet, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Canaveral National Seashore and Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Mosquito Lagoon Article
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Type: Lagoon
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| Basin: Mosquito Lagoon
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County: Volusia
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Location: 28.83656,-80.79413
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Mosquito Lagoon Tributaries
Tributaries are listed from North to South.
Volusia County
Brevard County
| Banana River
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| Lying entirely within Brevard County, 31 mile long, 30,000 acre Banana River is the smallest lagoon basin in the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary. Banana River Article
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| WBID: 3057B
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Type: Lagoon
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| Basin: Banana River
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County: Brevard
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Location: 28.44858,-80.62544
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Banana River Tributaries
Tributaries are listed from North to South.
| Indian River
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| Indian River (Rio de Ais) is a 121 mile long lagoon spanning five counties on Florida's East Coast. From it's northern boundary in Brevard County, the lagoon ranges south through Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin, to it's southern boundary at Jupiter Inlet in Palm Beach County. Indian River is the largest lagoon basin in the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary. Indian River Article
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| WBID: 2963B1
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Type: Lagoon
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| Basin: Indian River
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County: Brevard
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Location: 28.15337,-80.62511
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Indian River Tributaries
Tributaries are listed from North to South.
Brevard County
Indian River County
St. Lucie County
- Taylor Creek
- Fort Pierce Inlet
- Moores Creek
Martin County
- Saint Lucie River
- Saint Lucie Inlet
Palm Beach County
- Loxahatchee River
- Jupiter Inlet
Site Note:
*Normally a river's course is described in the direction of it's current flow. The Indian River Estuary doesn't have a directional flow, so this website will always describe it's Water Bodies in a north to south direction.
*Lagoons do not have a directional current and some water bodies (tidal marshes, canals and inlets) flow in both directions, so these water bodies are not technically tributaries. However, for this website's purposes, all connecting water bodies regardless of current, may be referred to as tributaries.
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