Wikipedia:WikiProject Lakes

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This WikiProject Lakes aims to consolidate and unify pages relating to lakes around the world. This page includes guidelines and a number of resources that can be used to achieve our goal. All editors are welcome to join this project; if you wish to participate, please add yourself to the list of participants below.

Contents 1 Title 2 Scope 3 Guidelines 4 Related WikiProjects 4.1 Parentage 4.2 Descendants 4.3 Geographical 5 Open tasks 5.1 Lakes needing attention 5.2 Cleanup listing 5.3 Article alerts 6 Articles 6.1 Most popular 6.2 Lists 7 Participants 7.1 Members 7.2 Userbox 8 Naming 8.1 Multiple lakes with the same name 8.2 Lakes with multiple names 9 Article structure 9.1 Lead paragraph 9.2 Hydrology 9.3 Geology 9.4 Natural history 9.5 History 9.6 Economy 9.7 Lists 9.8 References and external links 9.9 Infobox 9.10 Images 9.11 Indexing 9.12 Categories 9.12.1 Categorization by location 9.12.2 Categorization by type 10 Templates 10.1 Talk page banner 10.2 Infobox 10.3 Navboxes 10.4 Userbox 11 Categories 12 Resources

[edit] Title

WikiProject Lakes

[edit] Scope

Lake Baikal
Shaman-Stone of the Olkhon Island
Coordinates	53°30′N 108°12′E / 53.5°N 108.2°E / 53.5; 108.2 (Lake Baikal)
Lake type	Continental rift lake
Primary inflows	Selenga, Chikoy, Khilok, Uda, Barguzin, Upper Angara
Primary outflows	Angara
Catchment area	560,000 km2 (216,000 sq mi)
Basin countries	Russia
Max. length	636 km (395 mi)
Max. width	79 km (49 mi)
Surface area	31,494 km2 (12,160 sq mi)
Average depth	758 m (2,487 ft)
Max. depth	1,637 m (5,371 ft)
Water volume	23,600 km3 (5,700 cu mi)
Residence time (of lake water)	350 years[citation needed]
Shore length1	2,100 km (1,300 mi)
Surface elevation	456 m (1,496 ft)
Frozen	January–May
Islands	22 (Olkhon)
Settlements	Irkutsk
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

This WikiProject aims primarily to describe the Earth's lakes in a consistent and complete fashion and to add the {{Infobox lake}} template to each lake oriented article.

[edit] Guidelines

Please remember that these are only guidelines and may not apply in every situation. However, the {{Infobox lake}} template should be included on every lake oriented article. In addition, please add the {{Lake project}} project banner to the talk page of any lake articles that you may encounter (see templates below), allowing other editors to find this project and adding the talk page to Category:WikiProject Lakes.

[edit] Related WikiProjects

[edit] Parentage

The parent of this project is WikiProject Geography.

[edit] Descendants

Currently proposed & under consideration: Wikipedia Reservoir project.

[edit] Geographical

Projects covering other geographical features:

• WikiProject Glaciers
• WikiProject Mountains
• WikiProject Rivers

[edit] Open tasks

[edit] Lakes needing attention

(Please post articles as you come across them and remove them as they are brought up-to-spec)

Lake Niangua (only a stub) Lake Winnipegosis Lake Manitoba Caspian Sea Aral Sea Black Sea Lake Baikal Lake Victoria Great Salt Lake Lake Nyos Lake Monoun Songkhla Lake Bear Lake (Idaho-Utah) Utah Lake Pyramid Lake Mono Lake Lake Maracaibo Lake Titicaca Great Bear Lake Great Slave Lake Lake Balkhash Tsomoriri Lake Ladoga

Lake Onega Reindeer Lake Lake Nicaragua Flathead Lake Morskie Oko Lake Agassiz Loktak Lake Sam Rayburn Reservoir (needs to be expanded) Lake Waco (needs to be expanded)) Saimaa (only a stub, cf. w:fi:Saimaa) Lake Päijänne (only a stub, cf. w:fi:Päijänne) General Carrera Lake (subdivide info) Nahuel Huapi Lake (to be expanded) Lake Llanquihue (to be expanded) Mar Chiquita (Córdoba) (images) Lake Viedma (expanded) O'Higgins/San Martín Lake (images, more detail on recent bathymetric survey) Panguipulli Lake (expand) Villarrica Lake (images) Riñihue Lake (expanded) Lake Cadillac Lake Mitchell (Michigan) (stub) Funtensee expanded by non-member needs checking for style

[edit] Cleanup listing

A listing is available at Wikipedia:WikiProject Lakes/Cleanup listing.

[edit] Article alerts

Article alerts

Articles for deletion 17 Mar 2009 – List of lakes in Michigan (talk) was kept; see discussion. Featured article reviews 26 May 2009 – Lake Burley Griffin (talk) is nominated by Cirt. Featured portal candidates 9 Jul 2009 – Portal:Finger Lakes (talk) is promoted to FPO status. Requested moves 31 May 2009 – Reschensee (talk) was not moved; see discussion. Did you know 21 Jun 2009 – A fact from Cards Pond (talk) appeared on the main page. 17 Jun 2009 – A fact from Maschaug Pond (talk) appeared on the main page. 16 Jun 2009 – A fact from Ninigret Pond (talk) appeared on the main page. 30 May 2009 – A fact from Trustom Pond (talk) appeared on the main page. 6 May 2009 – A fact from Silver Lake (Woodridge, New York) (talk) appeared on the main page. 22 Apr 2009 – A fact from Funtensee (talk) appeared on the main page. 19 Apr 2009 – A fact from Lake Manzala (talk) appeared on the main page. 17 Apr 2009 – A fact from Loktak Lake (talk) appeared on the main page. 22 Mar 2009 – A fact from Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet (talk) appeared on the main page.

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[edit] Articles

All articles with the lake project talk page template are listed at:

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Lakes/Articles/all

[edit] Most popular

From Top 100,000 of February 2008:

Lake Ontario Lake Champlain Lake Toba Lake Huron Lake Chad Lake Malawi Sea of Galilee Lake Constance Lake Vostok Lake Taupo Lake Geneva Lake Tanganyika

Lake Pontchartrain Lake Nyos Lake Garda Loch Lomond Lake Powell Great Slave Lake Lake Okeechobee Lake Kivu Lake Lanier Finger Lakes Great Lakes

[edit] Lists

(Please add more as you find them)

• Latin names of lakes
• List of English loughs
• List of Irish loughs
• List of islands in lakes
• List of lakes
• List of lakes by area
• List of lakes by depth
• List of lakes by volume
• List of lakes named after people
• List of largest lakes of Europe
• List of lochs in Scotland
• List of prehistoric lakes
• List of reported lake monsters
• Lists of lakes

Work lists:

• Category talk:Lakes of Brazil#List
• Category talk:Lakes of France#List
• Category talk:Lakes of Germany#List
• Category talk:Lakes of Italy#List
• Category talk:Lakes of Poland#List
• Category talk:Lakes of South America#List

[edit] Participants

[edit] Members

Everyone is welcome to join this project. If you wish to participate, simply add your name here:

• Em3rald
• Sango123 (honorary member for assistance to Em3rald)
• Revmachine21 - limnically active Lakes Kivu, Nyos, Monoun have been my babies.
• Lethargy - Talk - Currently working on Utah's three large natural lakes: Great Salt Lake, Utah Lake, and Bear Lake.
• Darwinek - created many articles in the past. This new project is a good idea.
• feydey 10:21, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
• Qyd (talk · contribs) - filled in some gaps in List of lakes in Alberta
• Rtrev (talk · contribs) - Working on Rainy Lake as well as other Boundary Waters lakes
• Daniel Case (talk · contribs) - in support of the local geography articles I do.
• Dentren - will try add so many lakes in the southern cone as possible.
• Williamborg (talk · contribs)—Working on Nordic lakes, rivers & canals interstitially with other geographic interests.
• Malathos (talk · contribs) - currently trying to rebuild List of lakes in New Zealand (1000+)
• Meynardtengco (talk · contribs) 05:41, 13 January 2007 (UTC) - helping with Philippine Lakes
• Thuringowacityrep (talk · contribs) - mostly work on the Thuringowa city the Ross River (Queensland), Ross River Dam and the Paluma Dam pages.
• andrewwilson2 (talk · contribs) - I know a thing or two about lake chargog
• Sushant gupta (talk · contribs)- I would love to edit anything related to lakes.
• Shearluck (talk · contribs) - Biologist with an interest in lakes, fish and also lake folklore.
• Sammy9990 (talk · contribs)
• barcello (talk · contribs) - Will try to add/supplement info on some lakes around the NW
• Sahmeditor (talk · contribs)
• jaymzyates - Joe Pool lake
• greyduk (talk · contribs) - Working on some of the Boundary Waters lakes
• Southern Texas - I work on Lakes in Texas
• Mrrightguy10 (talk · contribs)
• Hydrogen Iodide (talk · contribs)
• Huzzahmaster018 (talk · contribs) -I fish alot on local lakes
• dbldnii (talk · contribs) - Interested in Vermont Lakes and ecosystems
• Lotheric (talk · contribs) - Interested in Quebec lakes.
• Jyril (talk · contribs)
• RDavS (talk · contribs) - Interested in Great Lakes of U.S. and Canada
• Wise King Otto (talk · contribs) - general knowledge
• Euryalus (talk · contribs)
• Warheit1975 (talk · contribs) - can help with basic data about lakes. General knowledge
• Rosiestep (talk · contribs)
• Little Mountain 5 - interested in Oregon lakes
• gppande - interested in lakes of India
• User:Marcia Wright - Writing / editing articles on lakes and reservoirs in California
• User:Marqqq- I've written a short article on South Twin Lake (Maine)
• User:Swissphil - Working on lakes in Switzerland coverage.
• AlexNebraska
• moseljack
• Kamal2099 - Web Admin for the Ganga Talao - Mauritius ( Www.gangatalao.org )
• Lake Central - Lakes in the Canadian Shield
• Magnetawan (talk · contribs) - Canoe Tripper in Algonquin Provincial Park and all across Northern Ontario.
• Karen Fasimpaur - adding photos of lakes across the U.S.
• Lakegeorge2008
• Zebl3785 - I'm interested in the Lakes and Tarns of the English Lake District
• LeheckaG - Alaska, British Columbia, Washington State, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, ... filling in Geo-coding, InfoBoxes, Reference-citations, Research, Templates, ...
• Kevin Kelly - Lake Hyco in Person and Caswell counties in North Carolina
• Jaromhuff21 - Working on the lakes of Utah and the western slope of Colorado
• Ottre - Lochs of Scotland
• Joshcvb - Lakes of Michigan and the U.S.
• Drunk redneck - (only worked on Lake Niangua article)
• Ratzer - research data of lakes and put/complete infoboxes
• User:Buffalo Bulls - interested in upstate NY lakes; would help on pages in disrepair
• MikeGruz - Interested in lakes in the central plains region.
• Eaglecap Backpack - Interested in high elevation lakes, specifically those in north west United States
• Razzmatazz143 - Interested in lakes, working on lakes found in the Philippines

[edit] Userbox

Placing {{User WikiProject Lakes}} on your user page will add this userbox to your page and add you to the Category:WikiProject Lakes participants.

[edit] Naming

As of the first stages of development, no written-in-stone rules apply to lake articles; however, this may change. Please discuss this at the project's talk page.

[edit] Multiple lakes with the same name

Due to the fact that there are countless lakes in the world with the same name, the following method of disambiguation is proposed:

• The most important lake can stay at the un-disambiguated title, lesser known ones add a qualifier. Perhaps Fork Lake, Fork Lake (disambiguation), Fork Lake (Alberta).

[edit] Lakes with multiple names

Some lakes have names with multiple spellings which vary with the different countries the lake borders. Occasionally, a lake can have several genuinely distinct names. The following rules are suggested for choosing a primary name for such a lake:

• If the lake is particularly famous under one name, then choose that name.
• If the portion of the lake that uses a particular name is much more distinct than other sections, then use that as the article's name.
• If everything else is equal, then choose the name for the largest portion of the lake.

[edit] Article structure

[edit] Lead paragraph

The first paragraph should be a self-contained description including the most important things to know; name(s) - both historic and current - in bold, location (continent/countries/seaboards), and notable facts about the lake, such as largest port (see Wikipedia:Lead section for guidelines).

[edit] Hydrology

The narrative description of the lake should proceed from the main inflows of the lake downstream to its outflows, noting direction, major tributaries, human settlements and statistics. This should be at least a paragraph, maybe several paragraphs for famous lakes. This section would also include numerical data on length, volume, drainage basin, etc.

Info on water basins can be found at World resources Institute (site is down; archive). Antarctic water basin information can be researched using USGS maps.

[edit] Geology

The evolution of some lakes has been well explored. Such information should be placed here, with a suitable discussion of all POVs when possible.

[edit] Natural history

Mention distinctive plants and animals associated with any part of the lake.

[edit] History

Describe what is known about the different inhabitants along the river, along with a description of the scientific exploration expeditions/efforts.

[edit] Economy

Countless lakes have been used as means of transportation, fishing, power generation, etc, and are still used so today. All such information should be described here. Stylistically, this can be a good segue from history, connecting past uses of the lake to present-day uses.

[edit] Lists

List the cities and towns around the lake, complete with identifiable info such as population. List the major flora and fauna such as species of interest.

[edit] References and external links

Preferably refer to history, ecology, public policy, books, websites, etc.

[edit] Infobox

The following may be used:

• {{Infobox lake}}
• Lakes articles without infoboxes can be found at: Category:Lakes articles needing infoboxes and Catscan: Lakes of North America

[edit] Images

There should be at least one picture, preferably a typical view. Important lakes should have additional pictures illustrating their notable features. Maps of the lake's drainage basin would be an asset.

Articles where the infobox doesn't include an image yet are listed at: Category:Wikipedia infobox lake articles without image (this category can be browsed by location through google maps)

[edit] Indexing

The article List of lakes is only for major lakes, ordered by continent.

[edit] Categories

The main subcategories of Category:Lakes are listed on the right:

[edit] Categorization by location

Every article should belong to a category. If the lake is restricted to one or more states/provinces in a country, use separate categories for each one, e.g. Lake Tahoe belongs in Category:Lakes of Nevada as well as Category:Lakes of California. If it is restricted to one country, list in Category:country lakes. If it exists within several countries, list in each country category and maybe Category: continent lakes.

Please use categories carefully to get the right one(s) linked on your page. It is fine to use more than one... in fact, it may be encouraged. However, don't categorize a lake where it doesn't belong. If there are any questions, please use the Talk page.

[edit] Categorization by type

If the category for the specific type of lake is available, please add it in addition to the category by location.

[edit] Templates

[edit] Talk page banner

The message box {{lake project}} or {{lake project|class=|importance=}} is available to add to talk pages of lake articles and gives:

LakesWikipedia:WikiProject LakesTemplate:Lake projectLakes articles	WikiProject Lakes
	v • d • e Wikipedia:WikiProject Lakes is within the scope of WikiProject Lakes, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of lake-related articles on Wikipedia, using the tools on the project page. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.  ???  This article has not yet received a rating on the project's quality scale.  ???  This article has not yet received a rating on the project's importance scale.

[edit] Infobox

• {{Infobox lake}}

[edit] Navboxes

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[edit] Userbox

• {{User WikiProject Lakes}}

[edit] Categories

• List of all subpages of this page
• Category:Lakes
• Category:Lists of lakes
• Category:Lakes by continent
• Category:Lakes by country

[edit] Resources

Note: please add any additional sources you come across here:

• LakeNet - worldlakes.org
• Atlas of Alberta Lakes
• Data on Maine Lakes, compiled by the University of Maine
• Federal Environment Agency (Germany) - Publications on surface waterwaters - mainly in German
• {{Lakes Germany 2004}} - about 227 lakes in Germany
• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Lake Finder - information on more than 4,500 of Minnesota's 14,000 lakes
• State of Washington Water Supply Bulletins and {{cite WSB}} - with information on lakes in the state
• Geographic names
  • BC Geographical Names Information System and {{BCGNIS}} for lakes in British Columbia, Canada
  • Geographic Names Information System and {{gnis}} for lakes in the United States

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