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* Brevard County's [[Unit:Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands|Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Program]] maintains the 600-acre [[Unit:Ulumay Sanctuary|Ulumay Sanctuary]] at Merritt island's Sykes Creek and the 300 acre [[Unit:Thousand Islands Conservation Area|Thousand Islands Conservation Area]] in Cocoa Beach.<ref name="BrevardUlumay" />
* Brevard County's [[Unit:Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program|Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Program]] maintains the 600-acre [[Unit:Ulumay Sanctuary|Ulumay Sanctuary]] at Merritt island's Sykes Creek and the 300 acre [[Unit:Thousand Islands Conservation Area|Thousand Islands Conservation Area]] in Cocoa Beach.<ref name="BrevardUlumay" />





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Banana River Lagoon Facts and Statistics

  • Banana River lagoon spans 31 miles from Banana Creek in Titusville, Florida to Dragon's Point in Indian Harbour Beach. Merritt Island is on the west shore and Brevard County's beach barrier island is on the east.



  • In spite of its name, the Banana River is not actually a river with a directional current, but a still lagoon where the water's movement is provided by wind.[1]



  • The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service maintains a 10,600-acre No-Motor Zone in the Banana River between the KSC property line and the Beachline Expressway (SR528) for manatee protection.[2]


  • Florida Department of Environmental Protection maintains the Banana River Aquatic Preserve from the Beachline (SR528) southward to the tip of Merritt Island. [3]



  • Banana River has many resident West Indian manatees living in the lagoon year-round. During spring their survey count may reach 300-500 per day.[3]


  • Banana River lagoon supports the largest pelican rookery on the Atlantic Coast.[3]


  • The southern tip of Merritt Island in the Banana River is locally known as "Dragon's Point" because a concrete sculpture named "Annie the Dragon" was located there until it crumbled into the lagoon during a storm in 2002.[5]
  • Banana River lagoon is recognized as an "Outstanding Florida Water" by the Florida Legislature under FL Rule 62-302.700(9).


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