Indian River (Florida)
The Indian River is a river on the east coast of the US state Florida . It has a length of 150 miles from north to south and forms part of the Indian River Lagoon . The water is wide and shallow. Fresh water and salt water mix in it . The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway takes advantage of the Indian River. The northern end of the Indian River is in Volusia County , very close to its southern border with Brevard County . The Indian River extends south to St. Lucie Inlet in northern Martin County .
To the east of Merritt Island in the northeast is the Mosquito Lagoon , to which the Indian River is only connected by a small canal. Across from the island where NASA's space center is located are Titusville and Indian River City . At Indian Harbor Beach , a good bit further south, the Banana River flows in , which extends east of Merritt Island and the spit that separates the water system from the open Atlantic.
Tributaries
The Indian River is supplied with fresh water by a number of tributaries from the west. They include:
- Crane Creek
- Eau Gallie River
- Horse Creek
- Mullet Creek
- St. Sebastian River
- St. Lucie River
- Sykes Creek
- Turkey Creek
The Merritt Island Barge Canal connects the Indian River with the Sykes Creek and thus supplies the water with fresh water, but via the Mosquito Lagoon this shipping channel also connects the Indian River with the Atlantic Ocean . In addition, there are several drainage channels that supply the lagoon with fresh water from the catchment area of the St. Johns River .
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Coordinates: 27 ° 49 ′ 48 ″ N , 80 ° 27 ′ 0 ″ W.