Talk:Lake Okeechobee
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[edit] Shark River
Where is the Shark River? I can't find it on my Delorme atlas.
- It is one of the flow channels of the Everglades. There is a Natl. Park interp. center there, so it is well known - Marshman 04:00, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- DeLorme Page 117, C3, and Page 120, B1 - Aerobird 14:54, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Florida Trail
This section was cleaned up after some discussion on this talk page.
[edit] Third-largest lake?
It seems that the Great Salt Lake is larger than Lake Okeechobee. [1] Should this article be changed to "fourth-largest lake", or "third-largest freshwater lake"? —Bkell 17:32, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
- I'd say you are right - Marshman 04:10, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Death Count
Thanks for making the changes in numbers of persons killed so clear. The previous revision made simply by changing a number was not acceptable only because there was no way to verify it was not just a vandalization of the article's original text. Of course, citing sources should have been in there from the beginning, but your rewriteg now brings the text up to a high standard and allows the reader some opportunity to verify elsewhere if desired - Marshman 19:06, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
- welcome Thepcnerd 05:09, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Pronounciation
The pronounciation of the lake's name should be provided. 69.137.220.238 01:17, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
- "oh key chobe e" - now if someone would convert that to a proper pronunciation. Thepcnerd 02:25, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
"oh ka cho bee" is another possible pronunciation.
[edit] Was this the lake mentioned in The X-Files TV show?
I am wondering if this is the lake mentioned in the FOX TV show The X-Files. --Emana 01:07, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Wildlife
What lives in the lake? Fish? Reptiles? How polluted is the lake?
[edit] Copyvio
Removed the history section as a probable copyvio. [2] -anon
- Hey ass, how about you bring it up on the talk page before removing large chunks of content? I put that content there and the material is public domain. Eli lilly 17:32, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
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- I thought copyvios were supposed to be removed first, and discussed later. In any case, why do you think the material is public domain? -anon
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- Where did you get the "remove first, discuss later" idea? The wikipedia copyrights page clearly indicates the steps that should be taken and none of them are along the lines of the action you took. I contacted the SFWMD prior to posting the content to ensure that it is in the public domain and the material was listed with the necessary citation and link as recommended in the wikipedia copyright guidelines. However, I am not going to get into an edit war, so I will not add the content back again. Eli lilly 23:40, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] fish?
Are there fish?
