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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.
Aerial view of Indian River Lagoon. The Indian River Lagoon is a grouping of three lagoons: the Mosquito Lagoon, the Banana River, and the Indian River, on the Atlantic Coast of Florida; one of the most biodiverse estuaries in the Northern Hemisphere and is home to more than 4,300 species of plants and animals.
Indian River Lagoon St. Lucie Lock and Dam on the Okeechobee Waterway, approximately 15 miles (24 kilometres) southwest of Stuart, Florida . According to the lock webpage by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , the lock chamber is "50 feet wide x 250 feet long x 10 feet deep at low water" , [ 2 ] showing that the design of the canal system and ...
Jupiter Inlet in 2016. The mouth of the inlet can be seen in to the right of the image with the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse to the left. Aerial view of Jupiter Inlet. The Jupiter Inlet is a natural opening through the barrier islands of Martin and Palm Beach counties in Jupiter, Florida, that connects the south end of the Indian River Lagoon and the Loxahatchee River to the Atlantic Ocean.
In 1910, the Eau Gallie Yacht Club built a clubhouse along the Eau Gallie River. [4] In 1936, the club was the venue for the International Moth Class Regatta. [4] On May 29, 1942, members of the club rescued eight sailors whose ship had been torpedoed by a German U-boat. [5]
OK to drop anchor, but don't stay long. If the anchoring areas come to fruition, they would encompass about 684 acres: 291 acres in Sebastian, 210 in Indian River Shores and 183 in Vero Beach.
The Indian River Lagoon stretches from Ponce de Leon south of Daytona Beach to Jupiter Inlet near West Palm Beach, a distance of about 155 miles (249 km), and contains a number of small rivers, creeks, and canals. The Intracoastal Waterway is the deepest part of the Lagoon. St. Sebastian River and Turkey Creek provide freshwater to the Lagoon.
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