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Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal
	Shaman-Stone of the Olkhon Island
Coordinates	53°30′N 108°12′E / 53.5°N 108.2°E
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	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.

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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.

Lakes articles		Importance
Lakes articles		Top	High	Mid	Low	None	Total
Quality
	FA			3			3
	GA				1	6	7
	B	5	4	4	1	28	42
	C			5	10	14	29
	Start	5	15	37	55	758	870
	Stub	1	11	47	223	5210	5492
	List		24	2		70	96
	Assessed	11	54	98	290	6086	6539
	Unassessed		1	1	1	278	281
	Total	11	55	99	291	6364	6820

[edit] Title

WikiProject Lakes

[edit] Scope

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:

[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)

Curlew Lake(just created needing review, up for dyk)
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
Paudash Lake flagged for peacock language

[edit] Cleanup listing

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

[edit] Article alerts

Article alerts

Proposed deletion

25 Aug 2009 – PROD tag removed from Geistsee (talk).

Featured article reviews

17 Aug 2009 – Lake Burley Griffin (talk) retains FA status.

Featured portal candidates

9 Jul 2009 – Portal:Finger Lakes (talk) is promoted to FPO status.

Requested moves

5 Dec 2009 – Lake Tai (talk) was not moved; see discussion.
4 Dec 2009 – Khyargas Nuur (talk) was not moved; see discussion.
4 Dec 2009 – Erhai Lake (talk) was not moved; see discussion.
17 Nov 2009 – Canoe Lake (Nipissing District, Ontario) (talk) was not moved; see discussion.
21 Oct 2009 – Lake Maggiore (talk) was not moved; see discussion.

Did you know

5 Dec 2009 – A fact from Fish Lake (Jackson County, Oregon) (talk) appeared on the main page.
5 Dec 2009 – A fact from Fourmile Lake (talk) appeared on the main page.
3 Nov 2009 – A fact from Warner Lakes (talk) appeared on the main page.
26 Oct 2009 – A fact from Schluchsee (talk) appeared on the main page.
22 Aug 2009 – A fact from Curlew Lake (Washington) (talk) appeared on the main page.
20 Aug 2009 – A fact from Agate Lake (talk) appeared on the main page.
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.

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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:

[edit] Lists

[edit] Participants

[edit] Members

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

AlexD42 - Central IL
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
ConicProjection - interested in Ontario lakes, particularly the Great Lakes and other major lakes

[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.

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[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:

Lakeshore settlements

[edit] Categorization by location

Lakes of North America

Lakes of Oceania

Lakes of South America

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:

WikiProject Lakes

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