Indian River
Indian River Lagoon (IRL)
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 Volusia County's Oak Hill, 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.
Indian River Water Bodies
Water bodies connected to the Indian River.
====Brevard County====
- * Haulover Canal
- * Gator Creek
- * Catfish Creek
- * Banana Creek
- * Canaveral Barge Canal
- * Horse Creek
- * Banana River
- * Eau Gallie River
- * Crane Creek
- * Turkey Creek
- * Goat Creek
- * Kid Creek
- * Trout Creek
- * Mullet Creek
====Indian River County====
====Saint Lucie County====
====Martin County====
- ====Palm Beach County====
- * Jupiter Inlet
- * Loxahatchee River
Causeways
Eighteen earthen berm causeway bridges cross the Indian River.
====Brevard County Bridges====
- * Railroad Bridge
- * Max Brewer Memorial Parkway SR406
- * Nasa Causeway SR405
- * Beachline Causeway Causeway SR528
- * Hubert Humphrey Bridge SR520
- * Pineda Causeway SR404
- * Eau Gallie Causeway SR518
- * Melbourne Causeway US192
====Indian River County Bridges====
====Saint Lucie County Bridges====
====Martin County Bridges====
====Palm Beach County====
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 which results in an odor of hydrogen sulfide in some areas along the river.
