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The Indian River is a waterway in Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
, a part of the Indian River Lagoon
Indian River Lagoon

The Indian River Lagoon is a series of lagoons and inlets making up a portion of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in the U.S. state of Florida....
 system which forms the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It extends from the border between Brevard
Brevard County, Florida

Brevard County is a County#United States located in the U.S. state of Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2007 United States Census Bureau estimates, the population is 534,359....
 and Volusia
Volusia County, Florida

Volusia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county was 496,575 . Although Daytona Beach, Florida is Volusia County's best-known city, its county seat is DeLand, Florida, and its most populous city is currently Deltona, Florida....
 Counties southward along the western shore of Merritt Island, picking up the Banana River
Banana River

The Banana River is a lagoon that lies between Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island, Florida in Brevard County, Florida in the United States. It is part of the Indian River Lagoon system, and connects at its south end to the Indian River ; it is the only part of the lagoon system not in the Intracoastal Waterway....
 on the island's south side, then continuing southward to St.






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The Indian River is a waterway in Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
, a part of the Indian River Lagoon
Indian River Lagoon

The Indian River Lagoon is a series of lagoons and inlets making up a portion of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in the U.S. state of Florida....
 system which forms the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It extends from the border between Brevard
Brevard County, Florida

Brevard County is a County#United States located in the U.S. state of Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2007 United States Census Bureau estimates, the population is 534,359....
 and Volusia
Volusia County, Florida

Volusia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county was 496,575 . Although Daytona Beach, Florida is Volusia County's best-known city, its county seat is DeLand, Florida, and its most populous city is currently Deltona, Florida....
 Counties southward along the western shore of Merritt Island, picking up the Banana River
Banana River

The Banana River is a lagoon that lies between Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island, Florida in Brevard County, Florida in the United States. It is part of the Indian River Lagoon system, and connects at its south end to the Indian River ; it is the only part of the lagoon system not in the Intracoastal Waterway....
 on the island's south side, then continuing southward to St. Lucie Inlet.

It was originally named Rio de Ais after the Ais
Ais (tribe)

The Ais, or Ays were a tribe of Native Americans in the United States who inhabited the Atlantic Coast of Florida. They ranged from present day Cape Canaveral to the St....
 Indian tribe, who lived along the east coast of Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
.

Tributaries
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....

  • Crane Creek
    Crane Creek (Melbourne, Florida)

    Crane Creek is a stream in Melbourne, Florida, Florida, United States and a tributary of the Indian River with the mouth in the vicinity of Front Street....
  • Eau Gallie River
    Eau Gallie River

    Eau Gallie River is a river in Eau Gallie, Florida, Florida, United States and a tributary of the Indian River with the mouth near Hawthorne Point....
  • Horse Creek
  • St. Sebastian River
  • Saint Lucie River
  • Turkey Creek
    Turkey Creek (Brevard County, Florida)

    Turkey Creek is a stream in Malabar, Florida and Palm Bay, Florida, Florida, United States and a tributary of the Indian River with the mouth in the Palm Bay near Palm Bay Pointe....


Estuaries
Estuary

An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....

  • Palm Bay
    Palm Bay (Florida)

    This article is for the bay. For the city in Florida, see Palm Bay, Florida.Palm Bay is a bay located in Palm Bay, Florida, Florida, United States and is bordered to the South by the Palm Bay Pointe peninsula....


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