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03/15/2022 Item 5.E. <br />County Conservation Lands Along the Lagoon <br />Indian River County Conservation Lands g :Indian River Cou�ty.Conse atlon Lands Iran 2i r Count, Conservation Lards <br />ndian River Lagoon North w n_'diar Rive Lagoon ;_Gentra6 nd �,n Rive• Lagoon South <br />IIIIIIIIIK <br />b <br />Ri �stm9 s.,.. <br />■ The Indian River Lagoon (IRL) is a 156 -mile <br />long estuary covering 353 square miles, and <br />located along Florida's East Coast between <br />New Smyrna Beach and Stuart. <br />® An estuary is a place where saltwater (from the <br />ocean) and freshwater (from the mainland) <br />meet to form brackish water. <br />■ The IRL is designated as an "Estuary of <br />National Significance," one of 28 in the nation. <br />• The IRL is also classified by the State of Florida <br />as an Aquatic Preserve, an Outstanding Florida <br />Waterway, and a Surface Water Improvement <br />and Management (SWIM) Program Water Body. <br />�XX <br />.—.-PwredatsanhW <br />New Smyrna Beach <br />- <br />Qs01e <br />==_)' Pat <br />wwrar <br />,�;�\\�el6ourne <br />�fbm <br />V Basch <br />V4Frc Pierce <br />„ Stuart lbNer <br />-- <br />6 <br />