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	Great Egg Harbor Estuary
		The Great Egg Harbor River is a 95-kilometer (59-mile) long river that is tidal for its lower 22.5 river kilometers (14 river miles) from the impoundment at May's Landing to its mouth where it joins the Middle and Tuckahoe Rivers at the head of Great Egg Harbor Bay.
		Salinities in the Great Egg Harbor River vary with the diurnal (twice-daily) tides and the degree of rainfall, evapotranspiration, and consequent freshwater input.
		Eggs and hatchlings are susceptible to predation by raccoons, foxes, and gulls.
	training.fws.gov /library/pubs5/web_link/text/gr_egg.htm (3731 words)

	Great Egg Harbor River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is one of the major rivers that transverse the largely pristine Pinelands, draining 308 sq mi (790 km²) of wetlands into the Atlantic Ocean at Great Egg Harbor, from which it takes its name.
		The presence of "bog iron" along the river provided material for cannonballs and led to the construction of blast furnaces, as well as glass and brick factories, until the middle of the 19th century.
		Egg Harbor Township: The Great Egg Harbor River
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Egg_Harbor_River (388 words)

	South Jersey Land and Water Trust
		The Great Egg Harbor River flows for 59 miles draining 304 square miles of land (its watershed) in the heart of New Jersey's Pineland Reserve.
		The Great Egg Harbor River was occupied in its early history by Lenni Lenape Indians who hunted and fished in its waters and surrounding forests.
		Within the wild and scenic river region, increased recreational use is a potential threat to the very qualities of the river and watershed that the designation seeks to protect.
	www.sjwatersheds.org /watershedorgs/greategg.htm (661 words)

	The Great Egg Harbor River
		In 1992, the Great Egg Harbor River became the 153rd river in the nationwide wild and scenic system, and is the only one lying in the Embayed section of the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
		This report, along with the persistent work of the non-profit Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association, became the cornerstone of the effort Congressman Bill Hughes introduced legislation to have the river designated a scenic and recreational river that is part of the national wild and scenic river system.
		Great Egg Harbor River begins in suburban towns and meanders for 59 miles, draining 304 square miles of pristine wetlands in the heart of New Jersey's Pinelands Reserve on its way to the Atlantic Ocean.
	www.eht.com /recreation/geriver.html (1003 words)

	Atlantic County, New Jersey
		The principal streams are the Great Egg Harbor, running through it nearly centrally; the Little Egg Harbor, separating it from Burlington Co.; and the Tuckahoe, on its southern boundary.
		May's Landing, the seat of' justice for the county, is on the Great Egg Harbor river, at the head of navigation, 16 miles from the Atlantic ocean, and 73 from Trenton.
		The portion of the township bordering Tuckahoe and Great Egg Harbor river is mostly marsh; the remaining portion generally covered with pine forest.
	history.rays-place.com /nj/atlantic-cty.htm (3633 words)

	Great Egg Harbour River - NJ
		The Great Egg Harbor River is the longest canoeable river in the Pine Barrens.
		The widening of the river and the appearance of grasses along the shore signal the approach of a pond behind a spillway and the Route 54 bridge.
		The Great Egg continues in a large, hairpin meander and arrives, on the left, at a stand of grasses separating the channel from another bay.
	www.paddling.net /places/showReport.html?489 (3656 words)

	Weymouth River Management Plan
		The Great Egg Harbor River boundaries the township to the east with the Tuckahoe River running the boundary to the west.
		The upper reach of the South River is not conducive for recreational uses due to the lack of accessibility and the lush vegetation that surrounds the upper river.
		The river south of the Route 50 bridge is suitable for canoes and kayaks.
	www.weymouthnj.org /weymouth_river_management_plan.htm (4159 words)

	Shipbuilding - Sketches of Egg Harbor Township
		At the mouth of the Great Egg Harbor was the old established port of Somers Point, which was also the scene of shipbuilding.
		The last schooner built in the Great Egg Harbor area was the Eva I. Smith at Israel Scull's yard at Somers Point.
		Sailing vessels lingered for a number of years but for the Great Egg Harbor and its environs the proud day of schooners and sail were dead.
	www.eht.com /history/Sketches/shipbuilding/index.htm (2200 words)

	Great Egg Harbor. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
		Great Egg Harbor, SE N.J., inlet of the Atlantic, 8 mi/12.9 km SW of Atlantic City, entered from Atlantic by Great Egg Harbor Inlet (bridged) N of Ocean City, which is on Peck Beach bet.
		Receives from W Tuckahoe River, from NW Great Egg Harbor River, rising SE of Camden, flowing c.50 mi/80 km SE, past Mays Landing (head of navigation), to head of Great Egg Harbor Bay near Somers Point city.
		Sometimes called Great Egg R. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America.
	www.bartleby.com /69/55/G04655.html (125 words)

	NJPIRG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Toms River and tributaries drain a significant portion of the eastern Pinelands Protection Area and recharge the Kirkwood-Cohansey, Magothy, and Piney Point aquifers that supply drinking water for the region (all of which are close to the surface and, therefore, especially vulnerable to contamination).
		Though Toms River is in one of the most rapidly developing regions of the state, for much of its length, the area around the river remains relatively undeveloped.
		Great Egg Harbor River (Atlantic and Gloucester Counties) is the largest canoeing river in the Pinelands Region and an important recreation destination.
	njpirg.org /NJ.asp?id2=23583 (1126 words)

	Great Egg Harbor River \| New Jersey Water Trails
		In Exploring the Little Rivers of New Jersey, the Cawleys note a traveler’s 1907 recollection of a boat ride down the Great Egg at a time when the river was free of the rubble that is common today.
		He kept the river clean single-handedly by rowing a boat upstream and sawing debris as he came to it.
		Now the river is maintained by members of the South Jersey Canoe Club, although now and then they find 3- and 4-inch trees cleared by an unknown individual.
	www.trails.com /tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=CGN004-012 (379 words)

	History
		Timber was plentiful in the region and John Inskip erected a sawmill on the Great Egg Harbor River.
		It was at this point on the Great Egg Harbor River that a public ford was erected around 1762.
		Inkeep's Mill, 1762 Inskeep Branch of Great Egg Harbor River, at crossing of the stream of Blue Anchor-Port Elizabeth Rd.(Inskip Rd).
	www.angelfire.com /nj/becjosh/History.html (588 words)

	Great Egg Harbor National Wild & Scenic River - Great Egg Harbor National Wild & Scenic River (U.S. National Park ...
		Great Egg Harbor National Wild & Scenic & River
		Starting as a trickle near Berlin, NJ, the River gradually widens as it picks up the waters of 17 tributaries on its way to Great Egg Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean.
		Established by Congress in 1992, nearly all of this 129-mile river system rests within the Pinelands National Reserve.
	www.nps.gov /greg/index.htm (169 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Great Egg Harbor was originally part of Gloucester County.
		In 1710, by an Act of the Legislature, legal boundaries of Gloucester County were set and it covered the area from the Delaware River, along the Burlington County line to the sea and back up the Great Egg Harbor River to the Delaware River.
		In 1837 Atlantic County was set apart from Gloucester County and the Townships were: Egg Harbor, Weymouth, Hamilton and Galloway.
	www.ehtgov.org /Hist1.htm (284 words)

	GORP - Great Egg Harbor River, New Jersey
		The Great Egg Harbor River begins in suburban towns and meanders for 59 miles, draining 304 square miles of pristine wetlands in the heart of New Jersey's Pinelands Reserve (the famous"Pine Barrens") on its way to the Atlantic Ocean.
		Known locally as the "Great Egg," the river is close to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Trenton and Camden, New Jersey; and Wilmington, Delaware.
		The river provides a habitat for several threatened and endangered plant and animal species, including the bald eagle, the peregrine falcon, and the Pine Barrens tree frog.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_river/nj_grea.htm (631 words)

	Gloucester County Stormwater Management
		The Great Egg Harbor River drains an area of 205 square miles in Camden, Atlantic, and Gloucester Counties, of which 58 square miles are within Gloucester County.
		The Great Egg Harbor River is one of the longest rivers in New Jersey (59 miles in length.) It originates in southeastern Camden County and is joined by tributaries from Gloucester County before flowing southeast through the Pinelands region to the Great Egg Harbor Bay and into the Atlantic Ocean.
		The name “Egg Harbor” comes from the Dutch “Eyer Haven.” This name was applied by early navigators to the Great Egg Harbor Bay because of the immense colonies of nesting birds and their eggs that were found along the seashore.
	www.gcstormwater.com /maps-egg.cfm (488 words)

	NJWATERS.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Great Egg Harbor River is 49 miles long and drains an area of 304 square miles.
		The Great Egg Harbor River as monitored near Sicklerville, at Folsom, and at Weymouth is characteristic of a Pinelands waterbody exhibiting varying degrees of disturbance.
		In the assessed tributaries feeding into the Upper Great Egg Harbor River, stormwater runoff and suburban development appear to be the major contributors of nonpoint source pollution.
	www.njpirg.org /njwaters/wma/15.htm (408 words)

	History - Little Egg Harbor Township
		Little Egg Harbor Township, the southernmost municipality in Ocean County, is bordered on the east by Little Egg Harbor, on the south by Atlantic County, on the west by Burlington County, and on the north by Eagleswood Township.
		During the revolution,Little Egg Harbor was the principal port of privateering by the Americans.
		Tuckerton, once a part of Little Egg Harbor Township, played an important role in the history of the township inasmuch as it was a shipping port during the 18th and 19th centuries from which products such as lumber and charcoal were exported.
	www.leht.com /about/history.php (2119 words)

	Environmental
		Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River at Cains Mill Road looking upstream, middle, fragrant water lilies and pickerelweed in bloom, phragmites near bridge, mostly red maple in along stream, also willow, smooth alder, Virginia Creeper, sweet pepperbush, southern red, oak, fl jack, white oak, cat briar, and fl gum common.
		Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River, causeway, phragmites and soft rush.
		Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River, at Cedar Lake dam on Jackson Road.
	www.buenavistatownship.org /environmental.htm (1518 words)

	State Acquisition - Current Projects
		A trip down the 115 miles of river along New Jersey's western border would reveal dramatic palisades at the Delaware Water Gap, the steep rise of the Kittatinny Mountains, forested islands, rolling valleys, towns, historic villages, and farms.
		The Great Egg Harbor River, which has received national Wild and Scenic River designation, has been the focus of preservation efforts by Green Acres and Atlantic County for many years.
		The New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program is a unique regional partnership of federal, state, interstate, and local agencies, citizens and scientists working to protect and restore the natural resources of the estuary.
	www.state.nj.us /dep/greenacres/currentstate.htm (2155 words)

	BVT History
		Deep Run (part of the Great Egg Harbor River system) lent itself to an early sawmill being developed by John Campbell.
		The Manumaskin Drainage Basin (part of the Maurice River) along with the Tuckahoe and South Rivers (tributaries of the Great Egg Harbor River) are significant in their environmental impact to the region.
		The original reason that people came to this area was the soil that was available for farming and the sand which helped produce both sand mining operations and glass manufacturing plants.
	www.buenavistatownship.org /bvt_history.htm (1435 words)

	Atlantic County Government Great Egg Harbor Watershed Area 15 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Great Egg Harbor Watershed, also know as Area #15, spans a vast portion of Atlantic County and constitutes a valuable natural resource.
		Our vision for the Great Egg Harbor Watershed is a varied community of recreation, agriculture, commercial and residential uses sharing a clean environment.
		Management of the Great Egg Harbor Watershed will be based on the best understanding of the scientific and cultural aspects of the watershed, in view of what was, what is and what is needed for the future.
	www.aclink.org /Planning/area15 (434 words)

	CCMUA (CAMDEN COUNTY M.U.A.) FAQ
		As a result, it was cheaper and better for the environment to locate the main plant to discharge into the Delaware River rather than into one of the small interior streams of Camden County.
		The southeastern end of the county is in the Atlantic Basin, where water flows into the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Great Egg Harbor River or the Mullica River.
		Water from the Winslow plant eventually reaches the Great Egg Harbor River.
	www.ccmua.org /ccmuafaq.html (1589 words)

	The Great Egg Harbor River Striped Bass Kayak Fishing Tournament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Without including the tributaries, there is over 45 miles of shoreline that is fishable and very productive for striped bass, especially in the spring when the herring run up river.
		It is not uncommon for Striped Bass in the Great Egg Harbor River to range into the 20 to 50 pound range…so be prepared for a record breaker!
		Please remember that while the river waterway is public, there is private property located along the river.
	home.earthlink.net /~cptnkayak (280 words)

	The Pine Barrens of New Jersey: A Photoessay by Michael A. Hogan
		The Great Egg Harbor River drains the southern portion of the Pine Barrens, which in 1978, became the first U.S. national reserve to be established.
		The Pinelands is a patchwork of pine oak forests, streams and rivers, spacious farms, crossroad hamlets, and small towns stretched across southern New Jersey.
		The round leaf sundew is one of three species of sundews found in the Pine Barrens, it has tiny hairs that exude a sticky fluid that traps small insects which the plant digests.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/oct2005/2005-10-27-01.asp (1217 words)

	Parks and Facilities - Atlantic County Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		It is bordered by the Great Egg Harbor River / South River to the east and by Route 50 to the west.
		This beautiful park is located at the bulkhead of the Great Egg Harbor River in Mays Landing.
		This tract of land is located in Egg Harbor Township, along the eastern shore of the Great Egg Harbor River.
	www.aclink.org /PARKS/mainpages/parks.asp (982 words)

	Environment Omniangels America Egg Harbor River
		The names and descriptions of the 88,911 America Egg Harbor River Environment Omniangels are not available at this time.
		The Sacred Site of the America Egg Harbor River Environment Omniangels is Egg Harbor Scenic River, which gradually winds its way from a starting point as a trickling stream in Berlin to Great Egg Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean.
		Named by Dutch explorers who found hundreds of shorebird eggs along the bay marshes of Great Egg Harbor, the 129 mile long river system with seventeen tributaries that empty into it is the longest canoeable National Wild and Scenic River.
	www.blessingscornucopia.com /Angels_Angelic_Orders_Environment_Omniangels_America_Egg_Harbor_River.htm (376 words)

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