Welcome to the Jupiter Inlet District
Jupiter Inlet & the Loxahatchee River
History
The Jupiter Inlet District
The Jupiter Inlet District (JID), a special taxing district
established in 1921 by the Florida Legislature, is the oldest local
government in northern Palm Beach County. The Legislature requires the
JID Board to maintain and preserve (1) the Jupiter Inlet, with a
specific emphasis on navigability, and (2) the Loxahatchee River and
its tributaries. Additionally, JID operates and maintains the
northernmost portion of Jupiter Beach Park.
JID built two parallel, 400-foot jetties at the inlet in 1922 and in
1929 extended the north jetty by 200 feet and the south by 75 feet. In
1941, the district dredged a channel near the south jetty. However, the
inlet was allowed to close in 1942 and remain blocked by a sandbar for
the duration of World War II. JID reopened the inlet in 1947 and has
since dredged as needed to keep it open for small-craft navigation.
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Fishermen take advantage of the south jetty in 1968. (Credit: Jupiter Inlet) |
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In the foreground of this 1997 aerial photograph, a dredge pumps material from the “sand trap” in Jupiter Inlet and deposits it on the beach south of the inlet. To the west, beyond the bridges, are the Loxahatchee River Central Embayment and the river’s North and Northwest Arms. Credit: National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration Photo Library (Mrs. Marge Beaver, photographer) |