Talk:Lake Chelan

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[edit] Derivation of name

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)

[edit] Depth of Lake Chelan

  • 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)

[edit] Pic needs to be moved a bit

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)

[edit] Source for "9th deepest in the world" comment not correct!

Lake Chelan is in fact not the 9th deepest in the world. While it is quite deep, the source that makes this claim is not a complete reference. Here is a more complete source that disproves the claim; http://home.comcast.net/~igpl/Lakes.html