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'''Site Note:'''
'''Site Note:'''
  *Normally a river's course is described in the direction of it's current flow. The IRL Estuary doesn't have a directional flow, so this website will always describe the IRL Water Bodies in a north to south direction.
  *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.


  *Estuaries do not have a directional current and some water bodies (tidal marshes, canals and inlets) flow in both directions, so they are not technically tributaries. For this website's purposes, all connecting water bodies regardless of current, will be referred to as tributaries.
  *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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Latest revision as of 12:41, December 13, 2019

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.