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During the hot summer months the earthen berm causeways tend to impede the flow of [[algae) and rotting seagrass which results in an odor of hydrogen sulfide in some areas along the river. | During the hot summer months the earthen berm causeways tend to impede the flow of [[algae) and rotting seagrass which results in an odor of hydrogen sulfide in some areas along the river. | ||
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*[http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/docs/i/indriv2.htm An early 20th Century description of the Indian River] | *[http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/docs/i/indriv2.htm An early 20th Century description of the Indian River] | ||
*[http://www.nbbd.com/godo/ef/hernandez/index.html Hernandez Trail History] | *[http://www.nbbd.com/godo/ef/hernandez/index.html Hernandez Trail History] | ||
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[[File:Indian River (St. Lucie Village, Florida).jpg|640px|thumb|center|Indian River (St. Lucie Village, Florida)]] | |||
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[[Category:Indian River County]] | [[Category:Indian River County]] | ||
[[Category:Saint Lucie County]] | [[Category:Saint Lucie County]] | ||
Revision as of 21:59, October 19, 2019
About the Indian River
The Indian River is a 121 mile long brackish lagoon spanning 5 counties on Florida's East Coast. It 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 Volusia County's Oak Hill, it merges with the Banana River at Dragon's Point on the southern tip of Brevard County's Merritt Island, and then the IR extends southward to meet Palm Beach County's Loxahatchee River and makes it's southern terminus at Jupiter Inlet.
Water Body
Template:IRL Indian River Tributaries
Causeways and Bridges
Indian River Causeways
Odor
During the hot summer months the earthen berm causeways tend to impede the flow of [[algae) and rotting seagrass which results in an odor of hydrogen sulfide in some areas along the river.
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