Talk:Boonton Gorge

Changes to Boonton Gorge Page
I have edited for grammar and spelling (ex. gauge, descent, “There are several rocks”)

I have added citations for some existing content.

I have edited terminology for correctness and clarity such as “USGS gauging station weir” rather than “dam” and “boulder garden” for “boulder barrage”.

I have removed claims such as “There's no stopping once one starts the descent” which give an opinion which is unsupported and which is “contradicted by the prevailing view within the relevant community”. In this case it seems reasonable to view the whitewater paddling community (as represented by the national organization American Whitewater, as relevant. The prevailing view of the community of people who kayak and canoe this stretch of river can be found on the American Whitewater website, in statements made by paddlers who have spoken during Boonton town council meetings, and in whitewater guide books which include this stretch of river and/or other similar stretches.)

I have replaced claims which are incorrect such as “Canoeing was made illegal…” and replaced them with accurate information with citations to allow verification.

I have also removed statements such as “Many people have drowned on this section of the river by trying to float down in tire tubes filled with air.” which are vague (How many people? When? How many are enough to use the term “many” rather than “some”), somewhat inflammatory (the inclusion of this claim seems to imply that significantly more people have died on this section of river than in other bodies of water, or on other sections of this river, during the same time period) and unsupported by citations, (and for which I have been unable to find any verification).

An average of 2 people have drowned in the Delaware River each year since 1980. It would seem that there would need to be at least one verified drowning while tubing in Boonton Gorge since 1990 to validate the use of the term “many”. I haven't been able to find any.