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The Indian River is a 121-mile (195 km) long [1] brackish-water lagoon on Florida's eastern Atlantic coast. [2] It is part of the Indian River Lagoon system, which in turn forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It was originally called Río de Ais by the Spanish, after the Ais tribe who lived along the east coast of what is now Florida.
The Haulover Canal is a waterway north of Merritt Island, Florida, near the former site of Allenhurst, that connects Mosquito Lagoon with the Indian River, and is part of the Intracoastal Waterway. In the early 1960s there were plans to relocate the canal further north, near the junction of US 1 and Courtenay Parkway, but by 1964 when the new ...
There were several reasons to hurry and complete the project. Not only was it felt that high water in the Indian River was essential for the Inlet to be opened, but the War Department permit expired on December 31, 1918. High water levels usually were reached in late summer or early fall, only 5 or 6 months away. [citation needed]
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Traveling downstream from Brook Trout Lake, the Indian River picks up the Cobblestone Creek coming in on its left, just before it forms the Green Stillwater, a 1/2 mile long flatwater section at the base of Indian Mountain. Then the river forms a series of rapids for a half mile or so before it slows and forms what is locally called the Big ...
KEY ISSUES: Leadership, quality of life, Indian River Lagoon, growth. More: Indian River County Primary Election 2024: Candidates reply to questionnaires. In Districts 1 and 3, all Indian River ...
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — An increase to the county tourist- development tax, also known as the bed tax, is expected to go before voters in November. The increase would raise the tax from 4% to 5% ...
Banana River, an offshoot of the Indian River, northward making up the eastern shore of Merritt Island. Eau Gallie River; Crane Creek is a 3.3-mile (5.3 km) long tributary of the Indian River in Melbourne, Florida. Turkey Creek Sanctuary is a county wildlife reserve and nature trail system located along the shores of Turkey Creek. A tributary ...