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Talk:Zrebar Lake

message: The mentioned etymology is false. In the local Kurdish it's "Ziréwar" or "Zirébar" which exactly means "Lake": "ziré" ~ "sea" (< Avestan "ziraya", NPersian "daryaa") and "-bar"/"-war" a suffix (< from Old Iranian "-bhara", NPersian "-vaar").
--Kak Language (talk) 21:43, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Ullswater

message: Is the Ullswater endorheic, or does it run to sea? How large is the catchment area anyways?(82.134.28.194 (talk) 07:14, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It drains into the River Eamont which flows into the River Eden, Cumbria and then the Solway Firth. Catchment area would depend on your definition of catchment. Gakkas et al say 25.56ha but their definition is very specific and feels far too small for general use. --Northernhenge (talk) 14:14, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Endorheic? 

message: The link to Doncaster is pretty tenuous. Does anyone want to keep it? --Northernhenge (talk) 14:01, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link to Doncaster 
Talk:Calima Lake

message: The article gives an area of 70 sq km and also claims it is the biggest artificial lake in America (North, Central & South)!
This is clearly incorrect for several reasons.
a) Looking at Google maps I would estimate the area to be nearer to 17 sq km. It is only 13.5 km long and 2.5 km wide at its widest point! (I would be happy to accept the 19.34 sq km suggested in the next point.)
b) While the article gives no references it does link to 3 external websites, the 1st of which give the following information in Spanish:
El Embalse Calima fue construido por la empresa PERINI e inaugurado en 1966. La dimensión de su embalse es de 13 Kilómetros de largo por 1,5 Kilómetros de ancho, la superficie inundada es de 1934 hectáreas, el volumen total almacenado 581 millones de M3.
I do not read Spanish but I think is says the area is 1934 hectares (19.34 sq km) it is 13 km long and 1.5 km wide (not agreeing with Google maps, but a lot closer) with a volume of 581,000,000 cu m.
c) Even if the claimed 70 sq km was correct there are many much larger reservoirs in South America. e.g. Yacyretá Dam in Argentina with an area of 1650 sq km!
Since I am not sure of my Spanish I have not just edited the article but raised it here in the hope someone else can confirm my translation of the Spanish and perhaps have access to other sources to confirm or disprove my thoughts. MWchat (talk) 09:12, 15 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dimensions incorrect and claims about size excessive
Talk:Canadarago Lake

message: A Map workshop request was made to change the New York State map used for rivers.  I designed an alternate map which adopted the conversions for location maps, plus the location of Canadarado Lake was drawn to scale on this alternate New York State map.
On 2022-01-29, I changed the pushpin_map on this article as a result of completing this request. This change was reverted . In retrospect, I should have requested comments from the community before making the change. I propose this map be used. Further comments welcome. 
 Sorry about the confusion caused by rolling out a new map. Let me know if you support the change given the explanation and background on the GL/MW request given above. - DutchTreat (talk) 21:12, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: , I see that the colors of the surrounding states are different (but not Canada). I'm not sure if that is intentional - without a key (which there isn't with this kind of map), it's not clear to the reader what the colors mean. (but if that is a WP universal standard, I guess it's not a big deal). But something about the new map looks distorted. It looks like the width is the same and the height is smaller, New York State is not accurate in the new map. MB 21:27, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  There must be two different projections between the two maps. I see why you are concerned. The projection I used was WGS84/EPSG4326. Let me run a few lat/long tests to validate if this map is accurate or not. - DutchTreat (talk) 21:58, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  After running lat/long tests, I found the map is accurate. Please see my results at  User:DutchTreat/Projects/Maps/nys-rivers#Validate. In a few cases toward to south of the map, I believe the map is more accurate. See the Southwestern corner of NYS and Sandy Hook, NJ. - DutchTreat (talk) 12:39, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: , I don't get it. They appear to the the same width, but different heights. I would have expected more differences. If the rivers map is more accurate, can you replace the old one with a more correct version (it is dated 2007). Or do I need to request that separately. Thanks. MB 15:03, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  I agree that the two different projections give a different view on the vertical size of NYS. To give the effect more detail, I calculated distance per pixel in each dimension  for the two maps. The rivers (2022) map has 1 km/px using the WGS84. The  Adirondak (2007) map has between 0.72 to 0.75 km/px. Given that the locator LUA module calculates marker placement based on the lat/long bounding boxes. Either map is providing pretty good accuracy. I will wait a few days before making any changes to the article to allow time for more comments by other editors. - DutchTreat (talk) 13:18, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

text: Added a version of NYS rivers with grid at 0.5 degrees in both lat and long. - DutchTreat (talk) 12:39, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Locator map
Talk:Twin Lakes (Connecticut)

message: The entire etymology section in this article would appear to be comprised of original research, which is explicitly not permitted for Wikipedia articles as per WP:OR. I'll be revisiting this article soon, finding valid reference material for what portions I can, and probably removing all other unsubstantiated, unreferenced, WP:OR claims in that section. I'm starting this talk page section such that anyone who would like to discuss this issue prior to clean-up has the opportunity to do so. —Jgcoleman (talk) 14:55, 14 September 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: As I suggested in September of last year, the Etymology section of this article constituted a clear violation of WP:OR, with the only "reference material" offered being a name and mailing address. I started this talk page discussion over 6 months ago in an effort to try to get the bottom of this section and determine if any editors here knew of published source material for the etymological claims being made. There has been no response. Consequently, the time has come to fix the article up by removing unverifiable (WP:VERIFY), original research. —Jgcoleman (talk) 14:37, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology Section Appears to Be Original Research
Talk:Cantref Reservoir

message: The Navvies Line is redlinked as a footpath in the lead. Does anyone know if it actually exists? I have searched google and can find no mention of it whatsoever, apart from on this article, Beacons Reservoir and Llwyn-on Reservoir. Bob1960evens (talk) 16:48, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Navvies Line
Talk:Turner Falls

message: The previous version read like an ad.  I trimmed it a bit.  It still needs 3rd-party sources.  davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 05:36, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Despammed

message: I reverted several recent edits because: 1) they are unsourced, 2) it contains significant amounts of opinion and sentences that are not in an encyclopedic tone of voice, 3) the text sounds like it might have been taken from a travel brochure or something similar, or is written in the tone of a travel brocure and 4) the editor's other recent edit to Dougherty, Oklahoma was reverted for similar reasons.  I encourage the editor to re-write this with just the facts and with citations from reliable sources.  davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 05:08, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Revert of 2009-08-16 

message: This article meets the requirements for Start class. Bruin2 (talk) 15:55, 24 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Article reclassification

message: I have found a 1909 photograph of Turner Falls when transcribing "Oklahoma Arbor and Bird Day, Friday, March Twelfth, 1909" for Wikisource. Would you think it's appropriate to add it to the article?
VGPaleontologist (talk) 16:34, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: @VGPaleontologist Certainly could use it in the article. Dcheagle • talk • contribs 22:04, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  1909 Photo
Talk:List of lakes, reservoirs, and dams in Kansas

message: * HorseThief Reservoir http://www.horsethiefres.com/ • Sbmeirow • Talk • 02:01, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing 

message: I've suggested this split as it follows the practices of all other state articles on lakes vs dams and reservoirs. This split would improve consistency of article content and structure across Wikipedia as part of WikiProject Lakes. This is the only state not using this format. Wolfgang8741 says: If not you, then who? (talk) 10:39, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split to List of lakes of Kansas and List of dams and reservoirs in Kansas
Talk:The Paramount, San Francisco

message: In addition to copyediting the article, I also renamed it as The Paramount is not a condo building; it is 100% rental, as the building's Website indicates. I lived there for two years, and my credit-card payments were made out to The Paramount's own leasing office, not to a condo owner. Yeechang Lee 16:09, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Name change
Talk:Carsington Water

message: Unless anyone objects, I will shortly be changing the title of this page from Carsington Reservoir to Carsington Water. This is the name as it appears on Ordnance Survey maps, which I feel should be the primary source for establishing the "correct" form of British place names and those of other geographical features. In addition, this is the name as used by the operators of the reservoir, Severn Trent Water. Lastly, while a Google test is by no means proof of anything, it is the case that there almost ten times as many results for "carsington water" than "carsington reservoir", suggesting that this is also the more popular name in general use. Jellyman (talk) 20:12, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Go for it, you've easily got the justification there. Though don't assume the OS are infallible; Scafell Pike and Innominate Tarn are mistakes they've made in the past apparently. --VinceBowdren (talk) 23:11, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed move
Talk:Lamoka Lake

message: Can someone please provide a reference for Lamoka being a native american term for "Mud Lake" and Waneta being a native american term for "Green Lake"? If not, I will delete these sentences. PAR (talk) 07:19, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lake Names? 
Talk:Cass Lake (Minnesota)

message: Originally in the article, this clarification request was posted:

So, this is how the word is constructed:
The Ojibwe word for the Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) is miskwaawaak (https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/miskwaawaak-na) which literally means /miskwaa/ "it is red[-coloured]" (https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/miskwaa-vii) and /aakw/ "wood" (https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/aakw-final).  To indicate abundance, /kaa/ (https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/kaa-final-1393) is added to result in miskwaawaakokaa (https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/miskwaawaakokaa-vii). Next, to indicate the "place where ...", /gaa-...g/ is added.  This form is the past tense VII conjunct experiencing an initial change. The /gaa-/ part of that is (https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/gaa-pv-tns-469c098f-071d-4484-b3f1-62604526a53d), while the /...g/ part of that is (https://ojibwegrammar.langsci.wisc.edu/Grammar/HTMLParadigms/viivconpos.htm).  And yes, in this use, the /gaa-/ is very similar to the Eastern Canadian Border Lakes Ojibwe word for relative tense under initial change (https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/gaa-pv-tns-f65365d4-8ec2-4718-a65b-2251928feca2) but the relativity is indicated not by the /gaa-/ but rather by the /...g/ in conjunction with /gaa-/.
CJLippert (talk) 18:46, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Breakdown of the the name "Gaa-miskwaawaakokaag"
Talk:Trickey Pond

message: The following note was added to the article in 2013 by an anonymous editor: "The name can be found as a family name in the Gorham/ Windham area.   The family established the first sawmill in the area. Check the Gorham historical society." --Ken Gallager (talk) 13:51, 25 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name of pond
Talk:Larnaca Salt Lake

message: Isn't the airport dangerous for the flamingoes? --Error (talk) 02:25, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Airport
Talk:Bow shock (aerodynamics)

message: This page some how is confused with the bow shock.
The bow shock was written about the astronomical material and not gas dynamics!
Strange but it does not discussed the fundamentals of the detached.
As the case may be, the fact remain that detached shock and Detached shock should be 
the same,
--potto 16:11, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

message: The title of 'detached shock' for this page is not correct.  The title is now 'Bow shock (aerodynamics)'.  Some effort will have to be taken by someone to make a page for Bow shock (disambiguation), either that I will figure it out soon.  The previous author of this article refers to himself in the text which is not appropriate so that has been removed and a stub has been created.  I will work on this page soon and try to bring it to the standards of the oblique shock page that I remade. EMBaero 04:49, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: New Page

message: As a wise user noted in the other bow shock page (about the magnetosphere) the bow shock phenomenon is entirely a subject of fluid dynamics. The flow of electrons and ions from the sun to the earth is a type of fluid flow and the shock associated with it is due to compressibility effects of the particles in the flow. Therefore, the article currently titled "Bow Shock (aerodynamics)" should be titled "Bow Shock", and the article that is currently called "Bow Shock" should be called "Bow Shock (Megnetosphere)". You should not have an article called simply "Vortex" devoted to the vorticies seen in toilets, with another article "Vortex (aerodynamics)" in order to provide disambiguation between the two phenomena. The article that is an example of an idea should not have a more straight forward title than the article of the idea itself. Jake Papp (talk) 11:59, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  A question of classification 

message: Is this pronounced as in “bow tie” or “bow down”? Does the phrase come from the bow of a boat? Feel like both of these should be present on this page and the astronomical bow shock page too. 82.132.186.102 (talk) 09:18, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology and pronunciation
Talk:Chain O'Lakes

message: The Geography section makes the dubious claim that only Grass Lake, Lake Marie and Nippersink Lake are natural (implying that the others are man-made). There is no discussion of how or when the river was impounded to create the other lakes.
I notice the Illinois DNR website for Chain O'Lakes State Park (Illinois) states that Grass, Marie and Nippersink are three natural lakes bordering the park, so maybe this is the origin of the statement, and some other lakes are in fact natural?
I recently encountered an 1872 McHenry County Land Ownership Map (behind paywall on ancestry.com) shows "Pistaka" lake with similar shorelines (but apparently somewhat lower level as the islands are larger).  This would suggest that Pistakee is at least that old, which is older than the Stratton Lock and Dam downstream (built 1907).
--Theodore Kloba (talk) 18:40, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  History
Talk:Champagne Pool

message: Is this where the Beastie Boys Gratitude video was filmed?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.198.171.32 (talk) 07:51, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Question
Talk:Torch Lake (Houghton County, Michigan)

message: Hello all,
I decided to check out the first reference because I had believed the lake level to be 604 feet, not 600. I was asked to put in a username and password to access the data, but I do not have one, nor can I make one. Is it unreachable, and thus not viable? Archigan (talk) 09:21, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  First reference unreachable
Talk:Charles Mill Lake

message: This section is trivial and the sources are not reliable, with the possible exception of www.wkyc.com, but I could not find an archived copy of this reference.
===Local Hauntings===
An eleven-foot-tall, 1,000 pound ape-like monster known as Orange Eyes  has reportedly been terrifying residents near Ohio's Charles Mill Lake since 1959. But the popular recreation site is also said to be the home of an armless, web-footed, green-eyed creature known simply as the Mill Lake Monster. Even stranger, in October 1973, there was a bizarre encounter between a UFO and a military helicopter over the lake, leading many people to believe Orange Eyes and the Mill Lake Monster might be extraterrestrial in origin.
Leschnei (talk) 17:28, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section removed 

message: An eleven-foot-tall, 1,000 pound ape-like monster known as Orange Eyes  has reportedly been terrifying residents near Ohio's Charles Mill Lake since 1959. But the popular recreation site is also said to be the home of an armless, web-footed, green-eyed creature known simply as the Mill Lake Monster. Even stranger, in October 1973, there was a bizarre encounter between a UFO and a military helicopter over the lake, leading many people to believe Orange Eyes and the Mill Lake Monster might be extraterrestrial in origin.
Leschnei (talk) 17:28, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Local Hauntings
Talk:Chasewater

message: Chasewater has quite a few rare birds and plants - anybody able to expand on this? I kinda know they're there, but am hardly an expert and live a few hundred miles away from it. Keristrasza (talk) 22:06, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Flora and fauna
Talk:Todos los Santos Lake

message: I have edited to the best of my knowledge but it still requires revision. I am apologetic, I am not very familiar with the procedures yet. I intend to delete the wide angle picture and am looking for a more comprehensive (and less gloomy) heading picture. 
--Lupo Manaro (talk) 23:14, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The image doesn't bother me, but we would wait for more opinions. Jespinos (talk) 20:42, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit
Talk:Tittesworth reservoir

message: The problem was that the picture, called Picture_064.jpg, had been overwritten (probably be somebody uploading another picture with the same generic name). I've reverted it to the photo of the reservoir, and put in a request that it be renamed to avoid the same thing happening again. --VinceBowdren (talk) 13:36, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture
Talk:List of dams and reservoirs in Alabama

message: Please see a discussion here regarding the renaming of this article and similar ones.--NortyNort  (Holla) 03:03, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rename proposal 
Talk:Thurstonfield Lough

message: Once the article said 6 foot, now it says 6000 feet, and described as "very deep and wet" which makes me think the 6000 feet is wrong. With no references I can only guess what is right. I assume "wet" is correct. --Richhoncho (talk) 15:20, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Depth.
Talk:Chiemsee

message: Though or just because I do not doubt that most of the nuns and monks behaved as ladies and gentlemen, I think it's convenient to mention that the source of the islands' name is the following: "monastic/clerical women resp. men". "Herb", by the way, is correct. The Krautinsel was indeed the kitchen-garden. Hellsepp 01:44, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  ''Frauen'' and ''Herren'' 
Talk:List of lakes of Estonia

message: There is so much work with these lakes. Some of these are double, we have to add alternative names, changing/creating redirects and adding interwikis. Pelmeen10 (talk) 13:37, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I think this article should be moved to List of lakes *in* Estonia. How do I go through the process for that? Wilh3lmGo here to trout me if I do a stupid 14:24, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  How do I request a move?
Talk:Thousand Islands

message: Even tho it is said that both the Zavikon islands are in Canadian territory, Google maps would suggest that both are in the US territory. Alas, the referenced article requires registration to be read. Nevertheless, somewhere there's an error.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.183.49.82 (talk) 04:26, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Errata

message: On navigation charts of the Thousand Islands region, Zavikon Island is visibly on the Canadian side of the river. I'll add an additional reference of a NOAA navigation chart that displays Zavikon being on the Canadian side.
http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/14772.shtml
--Farmer88 (talk) 18:24, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Google maps is incorrect

message: I am a tour guide in the Thousand Islands region. I have looked at charts and can confirm that the Zavikons are in Canada. But I also know that there are two more artificial islands, Flowerpot in front of Calumet in Clayton, and an island built as a tennis court off the end of Cherry Island.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.127.166.135 (talk) 07:01, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Errata

message: Several references in the Dressing section are just plain text rather than being proper references/hyperlinks. They need fixing. -- Dough34 (talk) 19:00, 20 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dressing section "links" 

message: Prior content in this article duplicated one or more previously published sources. The material was copied from: https://www.thousandislandsassociation.com/environmental-awareness/about-the-thousand-islands/  and https://www.thousandislandsassociation.com/our-history/. Copied or closely paraphrased material has been rewritten or removed and must not be restored, unless it is duly released under a compatible license. (For more information, please see "using copyrighted works from others" if you are not the copyright holder of this material, or "donating copyrighted materials" if you are.)
For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or published material; such additions will be deleted. Contributors may use copyrighted publications as a source of information, and, if allowed under fair use, may copy sentences and phrases, provided they are included in quotation marks and referenced properly. The material may also be rewritten, providing it does not infringe on the copyright of the original or plagiarize from that source. Therefore, such paraphrased portions must provide their source. Please see our guideline on non-free text for how to properly implement limited quotations of copyrighted text. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with these policies. Thank you.   BC  talk to me 18:43, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright problem removed
Talk:Chippewa Lake, Ohio

message: "Citation needed" removed from sentence ""Chippewa Lake" is sometimes applied to the surrounding area..." I am a resident of Chippewa Lake and verify that the statement is true.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Roadstar1600 (talk • contribs) 12:39, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:List of lakes of Japan

message: the volume cannot be correct. 1 km^2 is 1,000,000 m^2. An average depth of 10 m would already give 10,000,000 m^3. All listed lakes are bigger than 1 km^2 and deeper than 10 m.
Northfox (talk) 11:52, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  volume 