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'''[[Indian River]]''' is the largest of the three lagoons in the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary | '''[[Indian River]]''' is the largest of the three lagoons in the [[Indian River Lagoon Estuary|Indian River Lagoon National Estuary]]. At 121 miles long, the Indian River lagoon spans 5 Florida counties. From it's northern boundary in Brevard County, the lagoon ranges south through Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin Counties, before reaching it's southern boundary at Palm Beach County's Jupiter Inlet. | ||
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Revision as of 08:38, November 15, 2020
Spanning 40% of Florida's East Coast, the 156 mile long Indian River Lagoon Estuary ranges through 6 Florida counties. The estuary's watershed covers approximately 2,284 square miles and it's waters span some 353 square miles. The IRL Estuary includes 3 main brackish water bodies, the Mosquito, Banana River and Indian River lagoons.[1]
Indian River Estuary Tributaries
Mosquito Lagoon
An outdoor lover's paradise, Mosquito Lagoon is bounded by Ponce de Leon Inlet, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Canaveral National Seashore and Kennedy Space Center (KSC).
Banana River
Lying entirely within Brevard County and the smallest of three National Estuary lagoons, Banana River is bounded by KSC to the north, Merritt Island on the west, barrier island on the east and Indian River lagoon to the south.
Indian River
Indian River is the largest of the three lagoons in the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary. At 121 miles long, the Indian River lagoon spans 5 Florida counties. From it's northern boundary in Brevard County, the lagoon ranges south through Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin Counties, before reaching it's southern boundary at Palm Beach County's 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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This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
