Talk:Lake Minnetonka

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[edit] Shoreline Length

The claim that the lake has 1,200 miles of shoreline is patently absurd. According to the city of Wayzata, Lake Minnetonka has around 140 miles or shoreline. I've changed the article to reflect this. --209.183.32.42 03:29, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

I Googled Lake Minnetonka Shoreline, and you are correct. However, there are a range of values given from about 100 to 140 miles. We are looking for the most accurate value. Nanabozho 19:15, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Six Mile Creek

I just added Six Mile Creek to the infobox. It is one of the inflows to the lake. By area, it is certainly important, running though a number of smaller lakes on its way to the lake. I know there is some controversy about this being a creek or a marsh. The City of Minnetrista wants it to be a marsh because then it can regulate it. Up until Minnetrista wanted to change its status, there was virtually no discussion about it being a marsh. It was referred to as a creek. Either way, it's important to Lake Minnetonka because of the large area it drains into the lake. Runoff from agricultural and residential lands impact the lake, hopefully not much, but it does. Thank you. Nanabozho 20:48, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Weedersdigest Link

I've removed this link. I am open to a discussion about it. A week ago, I asked the one who put it on to remove it and haven't heard back from them. The author had very few contributions to Wikipedia. My reason for removal is the lack of a significant relation to Lake Minnetonka. Nanabozho 04:13, 20 August 2007 (UTC)