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Spanish explorers originally named the lagoon ''Rio de Ais'' after the [[Ais Indian tribe]] who lived along the river. | |||
===Summer Smell=== | ===Summer Smell=== | ||
Revision as of 20:01, October 7, 2019
Indian River Lagoon
The Indian River is a 121 mile long brackish lagoon spanning 5 counties on Florida's East Coast. The Indian River is the largest of 3 water bodies in the Indian River Lagoon Estuary system and is a part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.
Location
The northern terminus of the Indian River is in Brevard County's Scottsmoor, it merges with the Banana River at Dragon's Point on the southern tip of Merritt Island, and then extends southward to meet Palm Beach County's Loxahatchee River with it's southern terminus at Jupiter Inlet.
Tributaries
Tributaries of the Indian River include the Merritt Island Barge Canal (man-made), the C-54 Canal (man-made), Crane Creek, the Eau Gallie River, Horse Creek, Mullet Creek, St. Sebastian River, St. Lucie River, Sykes Creek, and Turkey Creek. The St. Johns-Indian River Barge Canal was proposed in the 1960s to provide a water link to the St. Johns River, but was cancelled in the early 1970s.
History
Spanish explorers originally named the lagoon Rio de Ais after the Ais Indian tribe who lived along the river.
Summer Smell
During the hot summer months the earthen berm causeways tend to impede the flow of [[algae) and rotting seagrass, resulting in an odor of hydrogen sulfide in some areas along the river.
