Indian River Lagoon

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coastal ecosystem estuary lagoon

Indian River Lagoon is a biodiverse estuarine system along Florida’s Atlantic coast, renowned for its rich marine habitats and ecological significance.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Everglades coastal ecosystems 1
Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal ecosystem ⓘ
estuary ⓘ
lagoon ⓘ
biodiversityStatus one of North America’s most biodiverse estuarine systems ⓘ
connectedTo Lake Okeechobee via canal system ⓘ
St. Lucie River via canals ⓘ
containsWaterbody Banana River ⓘ
Banana River ⓘ
surface form: Indian River

Mosquito Lagoon ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designation National Estuary ⓘ
economicImportance boating and ecotourism ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
extendsFrom Ponce de Leon Inlet ⓘ
extendsTo Jupiter Inlet ⓘ
facesThreat climate change ⓘ
harmful algal blooms ⓘ
nutrient pollution ⓘ
seagrass loss ⓘ
stormwater runoff ⓘ
urban development pressure ⓘ
governedBy Florida Department of Environmental Protection ⓘ
South Florida Water Management District ⓘ
St. Johns River Water Management District ⓘ
habitatType mangrove forests ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ
oyster reefs ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
tidal creeks ⓘ
hasProgram Indian River Lagoon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program
length approximately 156 miles ⓘ
approximately 250 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn Florida ⓘ
Central Florida ⓘ
surface form: east-central Florida
locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
partOf Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway ⓘ
surface form: Intracoastal Waterway
passesThrough Brevard County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Indian River County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Martin County ⓘ
St. Lucie County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Volusia County NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
salinityRegime brackish water ⓘ
supportsSpecies Florida manatee ⓘ
bottlenose dolphin ⓘ
invertebrate species ⓘ
numerous bird species ⓘ
numerous fish species ⓘ
sea turtles ⓘ
typeOfEstuary barrier island lagoon system ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indian River Lagoon → hasProgram → Indian River Lagoon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program
Brevard County → hasRiver → Indian River Lagoon ⓘ
subject surface form: Fort Pierce, Florida
Merritt Island → locatedOnWaterbody → Indian River Lagoon ⓘ
Cape Canaveral → near → Indian River Lagoon ⓘ
Ais → regionFeature → Indian River Lagoon ⓘ
Merritt Island → separatedBy → Indian River Lagoon ⓘ
Gulf Coast Visitor Center → theme → Indian River Lagoon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Everglades coastal ecosystems