Indian River

Indian River (IR)

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 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.

Indian River (IR) Tributaries

Water bodies connected to the Indian River.

Brevard County IR Tributaries

• 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 IR Tributaries

• St. Sebastian River
• Sebastian Inlet

Saint Lucie County IR Tributaries

• Taylor Creek
• Ft. Pierce Inlet
• Moore's Creek

Martin County IR Tributaries

• St. Lucie River
• St. Lucie Inlet

Palm Beach County IR Tributaries

• Loxahatchee River
• Jupiter Inlet

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.

External links

• An early 20th Century description of the Indian River
• Hernandez Trail History