At Mile Marker 102 there exist a microwave tower landmark that can be seen for miles.
This tower site, built nearly forty years ago, is near the shores of Tarpon Basin. A saltwater body of seawater is called a Sound while a freshwater body of water is called a Lake. A Basin body of water can be either fresh or salty depending on the rainy or dry season time of year. Because the Inter-coastal Waterway project cuts through Tarpon Basin and lets fresh rainwater leak out and saltwater come in from Florida Bay, the Basin now stays mostly salty.
Many large boats rip through the Inter-coastal Waterway within Tarpon Basin and destroy the sea grasses with their props and prop wash. It is not uncommon to see large muddy areas in the path of large boats traveling the ICW. Such activity kills many marine plants and animals that in turn feed several destructive algae species which result in poor water quality issues throughout the area.