Talk:Lake Chelan

message: The article states that:
The name Chelan is a Salish Indian word that can mean both lake and blue water.
However, the photo caption contradicts this:
The word Chelan comes from the Indian word tsillian, which means "deep water."
Any ideas on which is (or whether both are) correct?  Any references?  -- BlueCanoe 01:08, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Derivation of name

message: * The EPA website reference states that the "...depth of Lake Chelan is 1486 feet..." and cites this reference (Patmont, C.R., G.J. Pelletier, E.B. Welch, and C.C. Ebbesmeyer.  1989.   Lake Chelan water quality assessment.  Prepared by Harper Owes, Inc. for Washington State Department of Ecology, Olympia, Washington).  While I realize the geology.com reference claims "1419 feet", the EPA reference seems significantly more reliable based on WP:ATTRIB. Given the above, I've changed the article to reflect the EPA / Washington DOE values. -- MarcoTolo 05:30, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Depth of Lake Chelan

message: Sorry, I don't know how to fix this problem, but the pic of Lake Chelan is obscuring the data to its right. Songflower 06:16, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Pic needs to be moved a bit

message: Last night, I reported the vandalism made by User 76.22.2.75 to someone who can block people & he blocked this clown who was writing crap on this article.  Good stuff; this goof obviously doesn't think Wikipedia has any sort of integrity whatsoever! AndrewEnns (talk) 15:35, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:   Vandalism Removed + Vandal Blocked 

message: I have removed an external link to a personal attack website owned and operated by Mr. Keith Little of Manson, Washington, accusing Mr. Ken B. Bradley of being a "scam artist." Mr. Bradley is my son-in-law. Operating a scam is a serious crime. To my certain knowledge, Mr. Bradley has neither been charged, prosecuted nor convicted of fraud or any misdemeanor or felony in any jusrisdiction. Mr. Little is a business competitor of Mr. Bradley who feels entitled to spread his negative opinion of Mr. Bradley without identifying himself as the accuser. I have had several conversations with Mr. Little urging him to relent or at least to identify himself as the accuser, but to no avail. Mr Little's posting of an authoritative-sounding external link on Wikipedia accusing Mr. Bradley of a crime of which he has not been convicted is a violation of verification and ethical standards of Wikipedia. Anyone wishing further details may contact me at arnold.ron@gmail.com. Ronarnold (talk) 05:30, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed external link to anonymous personal attack website 

message: How can the claim be that it's a "natural lake", when it's held back by a dam? —Steve Summit (talk) 02:07, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Only the top 21 feet are held back by the dam. The rest is all natural, baby. Jaywm (talk) 08:36, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  "largest natural lake in Washington state"? 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Unfortunately, the only reliable sources for Lake Chelan being the largest natural lake in Washington do not mention the criteria on which that statement is based. They only state that it is the "largest natural lake in Washington." Only the Wikipedia page, List of lakes of Washington (state), shows it is the largest natural lake in terms of acrage and volumne. That page cannot be cited because it is a Wikipedia article. Paul H. (talk) 19:30, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Largest natural lake in Washington - need reliable source