Talk:River Nene

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"Nene" is also a Hawaiian goose, the state bird, in fact. Can we remove the redirect and do a disambiguation page? -- Zoe

I had already made reference to the ne-ne on the page WWT Arundel, but had not got around to editing the page. I have now done so, so there's no need for a disamb. I have it on very good authority from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust that the pronunciation and spelling is ne-ne. Renata 23:45 Nov 22, 2002 (UTC)

Thanks, Regina. I wasn't aware of the hyphen in the middle. THough a few google searches don't show the hyphen:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/02/0206_020206_canadiangeese.html
http://www.50states.com/bird/nene.htm
http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/nene.html
http://www.natzoo.si.edu/Animals/nene.htm

-- Zoe

Thanks for calling me Regina - I'm actually called Renata ;-)). If you feel happier doing it without the hyphen, or disamb as Nene, please go ahead. The pronunciation is very different, though - "neen" for the river and "nay-nay" for the bird. Have a good weekend. Renata 13:41 Nov 23, 2002 (UTC)

Whoops, sorry, Renata. Renata, Renata, Renata. Maybe I'll remember that now. Sigh. -- Zoe

[edit] Origin of "Nene"

Could the name "Nene" be a Celtic word, related to the modern Welsh "nant" (stream)? ML 24.11.06.


[edit] Flood Defences

  • The BBC source [1] link no longer works so I can't find out the answer, but has some of this defence now been completed? Just west of Dodford Mill (West of Weedon) work seems to have just been finished which appears like a reservoir bank/dam, with the river guided underneath, wetlands around it and a weir before it. I presumed this is an example of the new defences, and (if so) can the statement be updated to indicate that there 'are' new defences now in place/being put in place, and/or should it be elaborated on where these defences are if people know? Although I may not be understanding this correctly; is the work mentioned in 2007 specific to the area around 'Upton Mill', or just the river as a whole further up from 'Upton Mill'? 82.152.211.45 (talk) 22:11, 7 April 2008 (UTC)