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==About the {{PAGENAME}}== | ==About the {{PAGENAME}}== | ||
The '''Indian River''' is a 121 mile long brackish [[lagoon]] spanning 6 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]]. | The '''Indian River''' is a 121 mile long brackish [[lagoon]] spanning 6 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=== | ===Location=== | ||
The northern terminus of the Indian River is in [[:Category:Volusia County|Volusia County's]] [[Oak Hill]], it merges with the [[Banana River]] at [[Dragon's Point]] on the southern tip of [[:Category:Brevard County|Brevard County's]] [[Merritt Island]], and then the IR extends southward to meet [[:Category:Palm Beach County|Palm Beach County's]] [[Loxahatchee River]] and makes it's southern terminus at [[Jupiter Inlet]]. | The northern terminus of the Indian River is in [[:Category:Volusia County|Volusia County's]] [[Oak Hill]], it merges with the [[Banana River]] at [[Dragon's Point]] on the southern tip of [[:Category:Brevard County|Brevard County's]] [[Merritt Island]], and then the IR extends southward to meet [[:Category:Palm Beach County|Palm Beach County's]] [[Loxahatchee River]] and makes it's southern terminus at [[Jupiter Inlet]]. | ||
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<div | 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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== | ==Images== | ||
[[File:Indian River (St. Lucie Village, Florida).jpg|320px|thumb|right|Indian River (St. Lucie Village, Florida)]] | |||
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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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[[Category:Volusia County]] | [[Category:Volusia County]] | ||
[[Category:Brevard County]] | [[Category:Brevard County]] | ||
Revision as of 11:50, October 30, 2019
The Indian River is the largest of 3 major lagoons in the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program
About the Indian River
The Indian River is a 121 mile long brackish lagoon spanning 6 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.
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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