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Talk:Bough Beech

message: I don't think so - it's simply a collection of a few houses and a pub. Peter Shearan 09:02, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree, for one thing it has a "village hall". It's a small village, but it's a village. Halsteadk 17:55, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Is Bough Beech a village?
Talk:Lake Vyrnwy

message: Nice article, nice pictures.  A map would be good - at least of Wales showing the location, and possibly also a larger one showing the contours of the lake.  --Doric Loon (talk) 10:18, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Map

message: I have slightly changed the opening paragraph. The original read that the reserve is "protected" by the RSPB and Severn Trent Water. I have changed it to "jointly managed", as I think it is more accurate. 88.111.113.60 (talk) 21:14, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think what it means by merseyside is in terms of a 'rough' geographical region rather than a strict are defined by a borough. --Fuelboy (talk) 21:14, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

text: Yes, that sounds good, or could one of us find a page that might describe the location better. i'll have a look.--Fuelboy (talk) 20:09, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Greater Merseyside? --Fuelboy (talk) 20:12, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

text: Seems like the best idea currently available.--Fuelboy (talk) 09:36, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Intro 

message: It says this used to be the main source of power... I suppose nobody knows if there are figures for the dam's electrical output? Leushenko (talk) 02:58, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Generator 

message: How is Vyrnwy pronounced in English?  VUR-noy?  It previously said "[E]VURN-OI" but I think this was for the Welsh name Efyrnwy so I replaced it with IPA.  Lfh (talk) 09:39, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  pronunciation 

message: Er, I can't see Lake Vyrnwy Nature Reserve on WP's List of national nature reserves in Wales. Is it maybe listed under another name?  Cheers, Bjenks (talk) 06:19, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nature Reserve query 

message: The article has recently been edited to flip the conversion of units, so that for example measurements in feet are derived from measurements in metres, not the other way around. The problem with this is that the cited sources mostly give the measurements in imperial units, e.g. . Multiple conversions are likely to introduce errors, and we should relate the figures we give to the sources we cite. If desirable the  template can be used to specify the order in which figures are given. I will revert most or all of these edits. Verbcatcher (talk) 01:26, 28 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Feet or metres?
Talk:Brady Lake, Ohio

message: This article, though it mentions the body of water known as Brady Lake, is about the village of Brady Lake, so it shouldn't be a part of the lakes project. A new article about the lake itself needs to be written to be made part of that project. --JonRidinger 00:32, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article is about the village 

message: In regards to the dissolution of the village, I added a source that verifies it is scheduled to officially occur on May 23. Ohio law specifies the dissolution happens after the vote is certified. Once that becomes official, obviously the article can be updated accordingly. One thing to be careful of, though, is not everything has to be changed to past tense. It's not like the whole place will disappear off the face of the earth. Most likely, the village boundaries will still be used by the Census Bureau as a CDP, based on what I've seen for other dissolved municipalities. The area where the village is will also continue to be called Brady Lake, so at the very least the article will go from being about a village to an unincorporated community. --JonRidinger (talk) 02:59, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dissolution
Talk:Walker Lake (Nevada)

message: The article Hierarchy of Hazard Control has a graphic that indicates munitions were "disposed of" in Walker Lake at some time, and remain dangerous.  Perhaps that should be added to this article?  I'm at work and really have neither the time nor interest to do the research, but perhaps someone else does...
*Septegram*Talk*Contributions* 16:50, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hazardous Waste? 

message: Prior to colonization, the Northern Paiute people were nomadic, so basically everywhere they stayed was seasonal. That does not take away from the significance of this location. It was returned to year after year and continues to be the site of annual celebrations to this day. This information is clearly significant per MOS:LEAD; it does not go too in-depth but mentions a major reason why the lake is so notable.  Khazik (talk) 19:08, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Walker Lake Paiutes
Talk:Bras d'Or Lake

message: If it's a lake above sea level, why is it salty?  The article doesn't say. --Kevlar (talk • contribs) 21:27, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Nevermind, I just figured it out. --Kevlar (talk • contribs) 21:29, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why salty? 

message: The picture "West Bay in early summer" is actually Marble Mountain, about 20 kms away from West Bay 173.212.90.3 (talk) 14:10, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  West Bay in early summer
Talk:Walensee

message: :Please add long comments and threads here
:The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move.  Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.</div>
It's a bit early to move this, the discussion is still open. No additional information has been provided yet. The google counts looks impressive, but looking at them in detail, it appears that they consist of references in German and "Lake Walensee". Mere counts are never really a good measure. -- User:Docu at  05:29, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: ...and your scanty evidence for Lake Walen also uses Walensee and is taken from sites with sketchy English at the best.  Harej had good reason to close it as he did, and you shouldn't be doing any moving back as an involved admin.  You should have asked another uninvolved admin to take a look rather than moving it back yourself.  If you're unhappy with a decision, asking for outside input is the way forward as you well know. Knepflerle (talk) 13:46, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion
Talk:Võrtsjärv

message: Greetings,
I have restored the German name in the article, which was removed by IP 109.184.81.40 accompanied by a rather emotional edit summary. I realize me reverting this edit might be bold, so I'm creating this talk page section to give the IP and others a place for discussion.
Now, I realize this is can be a very emotional topic for many people. However, Wikipedia is not about pushing any agenda, it's simply a place to accumulate information in encyclopedic form. The reason that German names are given for several localities in the Baltics is because historically  long, long ago  a German minority lived in the area and coined separate names for them. These are obviously not in frequent use anymore, but are exonyms certainly used in historical literature.
The reason given by IP in the edit summary was: 
I agree with the first point fully, with the second statement only partly (Estonia is in the EU and German citizens are allowed to be there, and a few are living in Estonia, but ofc there is no large minority living there anymore), and with the last one not at all. Ironically, if you check the Danish article or the Spanish one, you can see that they don't feature a Danish or a Spanish name given, but instead the German one. I believe that the reason is that there simply is no Danish or Spanish exonym, since they never had much historical connection to the area. Now, the Swedish article actually gives an alternate name as "Virtsjärv", which might be the Swedish exonym  but it also gives the German exonym.
I realize that this is not the best argument since this is all just in Wikipedia. But my point is: If you want to see it removed, you will need to give some better reason than a contempt for German colonialism. This is not about cultural superiority or our modern world, I think that should be very clear. The exonym is only retained for historical purposes, and I actually feel it could be better marked as that.
--LordPeterII (talk) 13:21, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Restored German name
Talk:Virginia Water Lake

message: Needless to say, the lake is Virginia Water; there is also a small village which takes its name from Virginia Water: it is either Virginia Water (village) or Virginia Water village. "Virginia Water Lake" is the solecism of someone not quite familiar with Virginia Water.--Wetman (talk) 18:28, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments

message: I have a 1928 guidebook to London (publisher Ward Lock), whose final chapter 'Trips from Town' gives special mention of ruins by the lake, 'genuine antiquities' which were imported and re-erected here in 1825, shown in one of the book's photo pages (they appear to be Greek or Roman). No mention in this article - are the ruins still standing?Cloptonson (talk) 06:49, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Good point, they are mentioned in the article on Windsor Great Park so I’ve copied that section across as an interim solution. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 08:52, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Ruins?
Talk:Vihar Lake

message: what is vihar and itds means  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.173.236.198 (talk) 10:15, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  vihar kya hai 
Talk:Brûlé Lake (Alberta)

message: Does anyone know where the lake's name comes from? I suspect it might be named after Étienne Brûlé (although he never explored this part of Canada), and not simply the French word for "burnt", but I haven't been able to find out. Kelisi (talk) 04:43, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name's origin
Talk:Buckeye Lake, Ohio

message: Is this the Buckeye Lake of Cranberry Bog fame? http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/dnap/location/cranberry.html Alastairward 22:40, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Historically, cranberries were farmed at the Cranberry Prairie in Gibson Township of Mercer County. Nyttend (talk) 14:04, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cranberry Bog 
Talk:History of Lake Wawasee

message: The creator of this article lived on Lake Wawasee from 1955 through 1969.... first on the north shore, on the south shore between the South Shore Country Club and the old Waco lakeside restaurant. I also lived on the north side across the road from The Crow's Nest. Some accounts come from my memories while living on the lake.  Noles1984 14:38, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article creator 

message: Sources are extremely limited on the history of Lake Wawasee. As noted, much of the historical information comes from Eli Lilly, grandson of the founder of Eli Lilly and Company published a limited edition book, Early Wawasee Days: Traditions, Tales and Memories Concerning that Delectable Spot, Lake Wawasee. Indianapolis, Ind.: Studio Press., aka, Early Wawasee Days. Hardcover 1960. Noles1984-2 (talk) 15:09, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: In addition

message: I consider so much of this information pertinent to the Lake Wawasee article that I think the two should be somehow merged.  I do not see a reason justifying keeping them separate.  --Lancetruthhammer (talk) 04:08, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Further Editing 
Talk:Lake Wenatchee State Park

message: The Chiwawa river doesn't flow into Lake Wenatchee. It flows into the Wenatchee river, which is the outflow of Lake Wenatchee.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.139.161.178 (talk) 18:43, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: this place is only 10 miles from Glacier Peak but you cant see it because of the low prominence of it  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.104.228.165 (talk) 05:06, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Glacier Peak 

message: Added in description: http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/dirtyface-lookout-site  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Squatch347 (talk • contribs) 15:07, 5 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture includes Dirty Face mountain
Talk:General Carrera Lake

message: If both names are recognized, how come the only name is 'General Carrera' excluding 'Buenos Aires'? Seems a little biased towards Chile.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.17.128.252 (talk) 20:22, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article name
Talk:Vembanad

message: what all are the industries in vembanadu lake?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.88.229.50 (talk) 10:02, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  industries in vembanadu lake 

message: See WP:IG, WP:NOTGALLERY. Images which do not have any relevance that would lend a section title to anything other than "gallery" are best left to commons. TimothyJosephWood 22:56, 14 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gallery
Talk:Lake Whatcom

message: Lake Whatcom is absolutely NOT contaminated with PCBs, Mercury & dieldren.  Somebody put that in there to keep people from moving to / gravitating to the area.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.161.114.71 (talk) 14:09, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, it is. And I just readded the material you removed, along with a source from the Washington Department of Ecology. Murderbike 18:21, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: To whomever tried stating that "the lake is aging naturally and phosphorus levels are consistent": This is patently false and a blatant attempt to try to manipulate others. While lakes do naturally eutrophy, this is over the course of millenia, not several decades as is the case of Lake Whatcom. You are clearly making petty political statement, with no citation, credibility, or knowledge in the least.
Furthermore, deleting the climate change section is a childish attempt to disregard science. Despite what political pundits insinuate, 99.8% of climatologists agree that climate change is occurring and will continue. There are many outstanding resources freely available to educate you, should you seek them.
It is unfortunate people like you attempt to use wikipedia as a mouthpiece for personal and political gain. If you must manipulate facts (or in this case, outright lie) to garner support, perhaps you should consider rethinking your stance.
Please refrain from making further "contributions" until you have at least some knowledge of lakes, climate and watershed processes.
The wikipedia community thanks you.
ZIA03:31, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Phosphorus loading 
Talk:Veerse Meer

message: I've tried finding the answers to this question, but why did the Delta Works include closing off this sea arm and from both directions, no less?  I guess I can get why the Veerse Gatdam was built on the western end if they were trying to close off the Eastern Schelde to the sea.  But why was the Zandkreekdam constructed?  Is its creation purely for recreational purposes, or is there some flood protection purpose I'm not understanding? --Criticalthinker (talk) 05:38, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: The Zandkreekdam was not neccesarily constructed to protect from sea floods, but for drainage purposes. By constructing the lock in the Zandkreekdam, the water level in the Veerse Meer can be regulated. Since a lot of polders in Walcheren, Noord- en Zuid-Beveland drain towards the Veerse Meer, this is an important drainage tool. Also, if there was no Zandkreekdam, the tide would have a very large effect inside the Veerse meer, which it doesn't have now. Wasschappelaer (talk) 12:01, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I did some research found the answer to this later, as seen by my subsequent edits of the page. What I did not initially understand was that the Oosterscheldekering was constructed much later, so that the Veerse Meer would have still been open to the sea and susceptible to tides at the time the Veerse Gatdam was completed. So, now it makes sense why the Zanderkreekdam had to be built. Criticalthinker (talk) 10:38, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Creation
Talk:Bukavu

message: A native Mashi-speaker from Bukavu told me today that the meaning is, rather 'small cow' (une pétite vâche). Perhaps he restricted his explanation to nkafu, which alone means 'small cow', beng a diminutive.  In any case, I have added a citation needed tag. Nishidani (talk) 17:17, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  'bu 'nkafu ' (farm of cows)  

message: Website	Official website (French) (** query broken URL)SanaSazi (talk) 19:03, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  query broken URL 
Talk:Bukoba

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thread_title:  Copyright problem removed
Talk:Bull Sluice Lake

message: S. Morgan Smith was not a president of the Georgia Power Company. He helped found the Atlanta Water and Electric Company, a different company which was later taken over by the Georgia Railway and Electric Company, later changed to Georgia Power.  Also, although Wade Wright, the author of the History of the Georgia Power Company, published 1957, explained that the name of the plant was in honor of S. Morgan Smith's Mother, the statement is unfounded. the plant was not named for his mother; it was named for S. Morgan Smith who died while it was being constructed.  His mother's maiden name was not even Morgan.  Eric0124 (talk) 02:51, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Errors on Page
Talk:Burdekin Falls Dam

message: The sunwater project referred to is not about increasing the reservoir's capacity. However, as this is a very long-term project, it is questionable whether it should even be mentioned. Robbak 03:48, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Spillway upgrade]]

message: This article should have a map noting the dam's location. And co-ordinates. Anyone can do? Cheers ROxBo (talk) 12:41, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Map

message: I have some doubts that it was Leighton Holdings that built Burdekin.
I think that it was Leighton Contractors (a Holdings subsidiary) and probably the Major Projects division rather than the Queensland branch  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.23.213.2 (talk) 22:03, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Builders 

message: The article claims the purpose of the construction was for irrigation. To be exact, the water has only been used for that because the Qld State Govts (both parties) have refused to build pipelines to major towns. Only cane farms directly downstream in the Burdekin River have access to the water. It has turned out to be a major white elephant just like the Ord River dam, because WA govts have not bothered with piplines. The Fed Govt (Turnbull) is considering the second stage at Hell's Gate, and a small hydro scheme.203.87.118.239 (talk) 22:51, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Purpose 

message: If it is called the Burdekin Falls Dam, why don't we call it that on Wikipedia? Burdekin Falls Dam is in the official place names database and it's what the dam operator calls it, see  Kerry (talk) 08:10, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name
Talk:Lake Winnepesaukah

message: The article says the name means "beautiful water."  I wonder which language this is from. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.53.204.79 (talk) 18:08, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name is from what language? 

message: This article failed to mention drownings in the swimming pool and the fact that a lady was once struck by lightning while on the Ferris Wheel. There's also been other people who once owned Lake Winnepesaukah 139.180.233.132 (talk) 04:50, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incident
Talk:Lake Winnipeg

message: This article says:
: 
:: It is the eleventh-largest freshwater lake on Earth.
: 
Is that in terms of surface area, or volume, or something else?  By surface area, I think Lake Superior is the largest, but by volume, Lake Baikal is bigger because it is very deep, and so contains more water than Lake Superior.  So it makes a difference which way you measure it. Michael Hardy 03:17, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: This article features an extremely unrealistic HDR photo.  Is it appropriate for such photos to be used in an "encyclopaedia"?
--24.224.255.154 (talk) 15:48, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Do HDR photos belong on Wikipedia?

message: This portion of the article seems to have been copied verbatim from some sort of report with no references contained within the writing.  Bubbledhs (talk) 06:31, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I agree.  It appears to be a copy-and-paste from an essay, or school paper of some sort.  There are references at the bottom on the inserted text, but not cited specifically.  Further, the text needs cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.  Formatting, spelling, copy-editing are needed, and also some fact-checking and improvement.  I have added a cleanup template to the section, and I will do some cleanup today.  Feel free to help out, Bubbledhs!  —fudoreaper (talk) 22:12, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Algae population and pollution 

message: A section copied from  was removed as were all suspected copy pasted sections put in on June 2, 2014.-- Kayoty (talk) 08:30, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sections deleted
Talk:USS Ohio (1812)

message: Samuel P Bates, History of Erie, Part I, Chapter XVIII covers the War of 1812 and Perry in considerable detail, including the activities of Daniel Dobbins and the Ohio. The section "The First Cruise" on pp 303-04 suggests that the Ohio lacked manpower to set sail and was left behind on 6 August 1813, along with the Tripp, when Perry left for a one-day reconnaissance sail. The Ohio was able to join Perry's fleet of nine vessels on 12 August 1813 for a sail to Sandusky and the Detroit river seeking the British. The section "Challenging to Fight" on pg 304 said the fleet anchored off Sandusky on 17 August 1813 and later attempted to draw out the British from the Detroit river. I've not read it all, but there is surely more detail about Dobbins and the Ohio in this chapter, in case anyone wishes to write some naval history. I would hope someone would also create an article on Dobbins. Pat 19:07, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bates History of Erie
Talk:Buvuma Island

message: I just divided this article into sections and edited it a little for NPOV, etc. However, I only edited largely on the basis of the information already existing in the article.Gallador (talk) 17:13, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

message: There are many islands on Lake Victoria.  On the Uganda side the main island chains are Ssese Islands and Buvuma Islands.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.160.10.31 (talk) 03:20, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Islands 