Talk:St. Johns River

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[edit] Move to St. Johns River?

Both this article and the vast majority of the official Florida state web docs [1] spell it "St. Johns River" -- "St." is not spelled out "Saint", and there is no possessive apostrophe. Can anyone who lives there verify? Catherine 01:46, 5 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Very much agree with you. Change has been made. Official name is without apostrophe, and abbreviation St. is used by convention and is the standard Wikipedia usage too. -- Decumanus 22:25, 15 Mar 2004 (UTC)

For what it is worth, the USGS names the river "Saint Johns River" (see http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=162:3:2107129359454427199::NO::P3_FID:308105). A GNIS search for St. or St Johns River in Florida turns up no hits. Also, the USGS United States Board on Geographic Names "discourages" the use of periods, like St. Johns. Far be it from the feds to tell people how to spell placenames, I'm just pointing out the name as given on this page won't be found in a GNIS search. Perhaps a comment on the full spelling being "official" according to the USGS? Pfly 19:46, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Ah, I'll just do it myself, this is a wiki after all! Pfly 19:47, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Your compromise wording, rather than an actual move, was well-thought-out.Unschool 19:52, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Only two major rivers flow north

Before it said only two rivers (period) flow north -- a very false statement.

http://www.ju.edu/tour/default.asp?page=17 mentions 'only two major'

http://www.geocities.com/loisnotlane/rivers.html -- look, a rivers that flow north website. Everything has a fandom.

Now myth is smashed with a reference but awkward wording. by jean-paul reid

DanielHolth 05:44, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

I've noticed lots of river pages with claims about north flowing rivers being rare, but this is the first one I've seen with a claim of being the longest north-flowing river in the US. I have to wonder where one finds such information, and how truly north-flowing a river must be to count (no river flows absolutely directly north). Anyway, I began to compile a list of north-flowing rivers around the world to offer when I see claims of there being few such rivers. There are lots. And as for "longest north flowing river in the US" -- that URL mentioned above says there are only three, but I have found over 100 with pages on wikipedia in just an hour or two. St. Johns River is 310 miles long? The New River (West Virginia) is 320 miles long; the San Joaquin River is 330 miles; the Red River of the North is 545 miles (partially in Canada); the Powder River (Montana) is 375 miles; the Little Missouri River (North Dakota) is 560 miles; the Bighorn River is 461 miles; and there are others.. I've only compiled a partial list.

So I suggest changing the text to be "one of the longest north flowing rivers in the US", or providing a more rigorous definition. I'll make the change myself in a few days if no one complains. It's all part of my Campaign to Address Questionable Superlatives on Wikipedia. :-) Pfly 06:26, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bridges in Jacksonville

Are the bridges that cross the river truly relevant to the article? If so, shouldn't all major bridges that cross the river be mentioned? Spahi 00:36, 5 August 2006 (UTC)