Talk:Delaware River

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kaitlyn do u know about this? i need help!

Spikebrennan 7 July 2005 21:58 (UTC) comments: The fact that the New Jersey-Delaware border is generally the tidal line on the Jersey side of the river/bay rather than down the middle has a few interesting consequences. For one thing, piers constructed from the New Jersey shore of the river/bay extend into Delaware territory. For another, the Delaware coastal zone (as defined in the Coastal Zone Management Act essentially applies to the entire width of the river and bay, which means that the Delaware law can affect New Jersey industrial land use.

I'm glad I didn't dream that up. I was reading through Wikis pages on the Delaware and wondering why it wasn't mentioned... Thanx 68.39.174.91 10:38, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 Bulega Whale 2 Name 3 Could someone please clarify this sentence? 4 Better Map

[edit] Bulega Whale

Did anyone hear about the Beluga Whale in the Delaware River? Their was a news article about the whale. Could someone add some information about the Beluga Whale spotting in the Delaware River? I thought it was a interesting fact so if anyone can add anything about the Beluga Whale go for it. --Contrib 16:21, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I just read on Yahoo! News that Helis the Bulega Whale may have exited the Delaware River. If anyone adds anything about the bulega whale please let me know on my talk page. --Contrib 16:24, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Name

What is the origin of the name? If the Dutch named it the South River, when did the name change? EdC 02:25, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

The names origin comes from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, also the state takes it name from the river, as it was not really know as Delaware until 1776 (prior it was know as the Lower Counties of the Delaware River, Lower Counties of Pennsylvania (from the fact that it was once considered part of Pennsylvania), or just simply the Lower Counties. As for when it received it's name, i don't know but I would guess that it would have been after the English gained control of the SE Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey Region, and Delaware, from the Swedes, Dutch and Finns. --Boothy443 | trácht ar 05:20, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Could someone please clarify this sentence?

At the end of the third paragraph: "William Penn delegated defence responsibilites of predominantly Quaker Pennsylvania to Delaware by setting the New Jersey border to the mean low tide line on the Jersey side of the river."

I'd do it myself, but I really have no idea what it means :). SB_Johnny | ^talk 00:28, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

I found it especially odd reading knowing that the later state of Deleware was part of Pennsylvania. Also implies that Penn could dictate terms to New Jersey.--J Clear 17:19, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

So this is nonsense? --SB_Johnny | ^talk 17:29, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

I don't think it's total nonsense, but it definately needs clarification. Some more information on the topic in the Delaware and The Twelve-Mile Circle article. Which leads me to believe the statement here is misleading. Unless perhaps Penn asked the Duke of York to word the deed for those reasons. Be nice to have a reference on it. --J Clear 17:42, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

It seems to me that it is too doubtful to let stand until/unless it can be clarified and/or sourced. It was added by an anon who was pretty active through June 29, but has done nothing since (or maybe he's since gotten an account)? I'll try leaving a note for him in case he's still around. -- Mwanner | Talk 18:12, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Few more things: In William Penn it states he was initially given West New Jersey, so potentially he could have set that boundary. The bit about the boundary being along the Jersey shore is verifiable, and is a disctinct feature of the River, so I'm going to put the latter half back in the article and reference the Twelve-Mile Circle article.--J Clear 19:10, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Verifiable or verified? I'll add a ((fact)) tag if there is no reference. SB_Johnny | ^talk 20:15, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

J Clear, please don't use the term "selective revert" when you really mean "rephrase deleted sentence". SB_Johnny | ^talk 20:20, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

No, I changed (or had changed) my IP addr, and have returned! 68.39.174.238 21:48, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Better Map

The current map of this river is hard to navigate; it doesn't clearly show the course of the river, as ones in other articles (such as the Hudson_River and the James_River). I'm certain everybody would appreciate it if a better and more standardized map were added. HoCkEy PUCK 02:18, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

I've had multiple requests to give the Delaware the same treatment, it'll be up before too long.Kmusser 15:13, 13 September 2006 (UTC)