Template talk:Infobox Spring

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Comal Springs
Location of Comal Springs
Location of Comal Springs
Type Karst spring
Location New Braunfels, Texas, U.S.A.
Source Edwards Aquifer
Provides water for Comal River
Flow 318 ft³/sec (9000 liters/sec)
Magnitude 1
Elevation 620 ft (189 m) above sea level


This template is part of the Rivers WikiProject, and it is intended to provide a consistent way to display information about springs.

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[edit] Usage

[edit] Example

The wikicode below will create the Infobox at right:

{{Infobox Spring
 |spring_name=Comal Springs
 |image_name=TXMap-doton-NewBraunfels.PNG
 |caption=Location of Comal Springs
 |type=Karst spring
 |location=[[New Braunfels, Texas|New Braunfels]], [[Texas]],
  [[United States|U.S.A.]]
 |source=[[Edwards Aquifer]]
 |provides=[[Comal River]]
 |flow=318 ft³/sec (9000 liters/sec)
 |magnitude=1
 |elevation=620 ft (189 m) above [[Sea level|sea level]]
}}

[edit] Using the Template

{{Infobox Spring
 |spring_name = NAME
 |image_name = IMAGE
 |caption = IMAGE CAPTION
 |type = SPRING TYPE
 |location = LOCATION
 |source = WATER SOURCE FOR SPRING
 |provides = DESTINATION FOR WATER
 |flow = FEET ft³/sec (LITERS liters/sec)
 |magnitude = MAGNITUDE
 |elevation = FEET ft (METERS m) above [[Sea level|sea level]]
}}

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  • Be sure to replace all of the all-caps words.
  • Any of the items above can be safely left blank. Note that you may include an image with no caption, but a caption will not be shown if there is no image.
  • Wiki links [[]] are fine in any of the Infobox fields.
  • Include the HTML comments before and following the template; they help inexperienced editors.
  • Please spend some time at the Rivers WikiProject article and its talk page for standards on presenting names and other data.
  • A spring's magnitude can be determined from the chart at Spring (hydrosphere)#Classification.

[edit] Empty syntax

Copy this syntax block if you prefer to cut and paste into an empty template.

<!-- The following few lines create the "Infobox" table template.
     Please scroll down to edit the main content of the article. -->

{{Infobox Spring
 |spring_name = 
 |image_name = 
 |caption = 
 |type = 
 |location = 
 |source = 
 |provides = 
 |flow = 
 |magnitude = 
 |elevation = 
}}

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[edit] Alternate Units of Measurement

The following alternate empty syntax blocks are for use where you only have data in either metric or in Imperial units, or where the subject of your article calls for a different order. For example, a spring in America should probably use Imperial (metric) syntax, while a Canadian spring would more appropriately use Metric (imperial).

Metric (imperial)

<!-- The following few lines create the "Infobox" table template.
     Please scroll down to edit the main content of the article. -->

{{Infobox Spring
 |spring_name = NAME
 |image_name = IMAGE
 |caption = IMAGE CAPTION
 |type = SPRING TYPE
 |location = LOCATION
 |source = WATER SOURCE FOR SPRING
 |provides = DESTINATION FOR WATER
 |flow = LITERS liters/sec (FEET ft³/sec)
 |magnitude = MAGNITUDE
 |elevation = METERS m (FEET ft) above [[Sea level|sea level]]
}}

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Metric Only

<!-- The following few lines create the "Infobox" table template.
     Please scroll down to edit the main content of the article. -->

{{Infobox Spring
 |spring_name = NAME
 |image_name = IMAGE
 |caption = IMAGE CAPTION
 |type = SPRING TYPE
 |location = LOCATION
 |source = WATER SOURCE FOR SPRING
 |provides = DESTINATION FOR WATER
 |flow = LITERS liters/sec
 |magnitude = MAGNITUDE
 |elevation = METERS m above [[Sea level|sea level]]
}}

<!-- End Infobox template table -->

Imperial Only

<!-- The following few lines create the "Infobox" table template.
     Please scroll down to edit the main content of the article. -->

{{Infobox Spring
 |spring_name = NAME
 |image_name = IMAGE
 |caption = IMAGE CAPTION
 |type = SPRING TYPE
 |location = LOCATION
 |source = WATER SOURCE FOR SPRING
 |provides = DESTINATION FOR WATER
 |flow = FEET ft³/sec)
 |magnitude = MAGNITUDE
 |elevation = FEET ft above [[Sea level|sea level]]
}}

<!-- End Infobox template table -->