Alligators – It’s not often you’ll see this enormous dangerous reptile swimming in the lagoon, but some do call the brackish waters of the Indian River home. Alligators eat fish, turtles, birds and other reptiles and roughly 1.25 million live in Florida.Click to see full answer. Similarly, it is asked, is the Indian River safe to swim in?Bacteria warning: Don’t swim in water in Indian River Lagoon at Sebastian Inlet State Park. Don’t swim in the Indian River Lagoon around Coconut Point at Sebastian Inlet State Park. The health department considers levels above 70 enteric bacteria colonies in a 100-milliliter water sample to be unsafe.Similarly, what animals are in the Indian River Lagoon? These sea grass communities provide spawning, nursery, and foraging habitat for many aquatic species, including spotted sea trout, redfish (red drum), snook, tarpon, mullet, sheepshead, pompano, seahorses, blue crabs, hermit crabs, pink shrimp, scallops, clams, marine worms, marine snails, and other crustaceans. People also ask, are there sharks in the Indian River? A lotta bull (shark) Range: Warm, shallow ocean water around the world but can live in brackish water (like the Indian River Lagoon) and can be found in freshwater. Diet: Fish, turtles, crustaceans, dolphins, birds and other sharks.Is the Indian River freshwater or saltwater?The lagoon is 156-mile-long estuary where salt water from the Atlantic Ocean mixes with freshwater from the land and tributaries. The resulting brackish (slightly salty) water is moved more by the wind than by the tide and does not flow from headwaters to a mouth like a river.
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