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Thank you. Perhaps we should re-name it The Lake. But at least we now know
that size *does* matter. ;-)

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The message
from Sacha contains these words:

Thank you. Perhaps we should re-name it The Lake. But at least we now know
that size *does* matter. ;-)

As most of the spam cascading in suggests....

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The message
from Sacha contains these words:

Thank you. Perhaps we should re-name it The Lake. But at least we now know
that size *does* matter. ;-)

As most of the spam cascading in suggests....

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"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message
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Kay Easton22/1/04 6:42

In article , Jaques
d'Alltrades
writes
The message
from Sacha contains these words:

Frivolous question but - I was told once that the definition of a
lake was
that it covered an acre of land. In discussing this with someone,
I saw an
internet definition giving 0.25 of a hectare as a lake. Anyone got
any
other ideas/sources/definitions?

A lake is generally fed by a stream.

But so are many ponds

True, so I still think the definition of a lake is to do with size.

So where does a lakelet fit in? Something which is a bit too ponderous?

Are tarns too tarnished?

Franz

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from Sacha contains these words:
Kay Easton22/1/04 6:42

In article , Jaques
d'Alltrades
writes
The message
from Sacha contains these words:

Frivolous question but - I was told once that the definition of a
lake was
that it covered an acre of land. In discussing this with someone,
I saw an
internet definition giving 0.25 of a hectare as a lake. Anyone got
any
other ideas/sources/definitions?

A lake is generally fed by a stream.

But so are many ponds

True, so I still think the definition of a lake is to do with size.

So where does a lakelet fit in? Something which is a bit too ponderous?

Are tarns too tarnished?

Franz

"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message
...
The message
from Sacha contains these words:
Kay Easton22/1/04 6:42

In article , Jaques
d'Alltrades
writes
The message
from Sacha contains these words:

Frivolous question but - I was told once that the definition of a
lake was
that it covered an acre of land. In discussing this with someone,
I saw an
internet definition giving 0.25 of a hectare as a lake. Anyone got
any
other ideas/sources/definitions?

A lake is generally fed by a stream.

But so are many ponds

True, so I still think the definition of a lake is to do with size.

So where does a lakelet fit in? Something which is a bit too ponderous?

Are tarns too tarnished?

Franz

Sacha wrote:

Frivolous question but - I was told once that the definition of a lake was
that it covered an acre of land. In discussing this with someone, I saw an
internet definition giving 0.25 of a hectare as a lake. Anyone got any
other ideas/sources/definitions?

I suspect the 'eye of the beholder' might have some bearing.
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"Sacha" wrote in message .. .
Frivolous question but - I was told once that the definition of a lake was
that it covered an acre of land. In discussing this with someone, I saw an
internet definition giving 0.25 of a hectare as a lake. Anyone got any
other ideas/sources/definitions?
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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From the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (not the latest edition)

Lake = A large body of water surrounded by land. In recent years often applied to an ornamental piece of water in a park

Pond = A small body of still water of artificial formation . Name sometimes applied locally to a natural pool, tarn,
mere or small lake.

Tarn = A small mountain lake having no significant tributaries.

And for completion,
Mere = A sheet of standing water, a lake or pond. Recent use mainly in Poetry or local dialects.
Pool = a small body of standing or still water, usually of natural formation.. A small shallow collection of any liquid;
a puddle.

No dimensions included for any of these definitions.

Bevan

"Sacha" wrote in message
.. .
Frogleg22/1/04 11:11

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:27:14 +0000, Sacha
wrote:

I still think the definition of a lake is to do with size.

http://www.babineefmpp.com/glossary/L.html

(A Canadian site) says

Lake: a naturally occurring static body of water greater than 2 m
in
depth and greater than 1 ha in size, or a licensed reservoir.

A US EPA (Environment Protection Agency) site also uses a 1
hectare
definition for some purposes. Dictionary entries say a lake is
larger
than a pond (and a pond is smaller than a lake). OTOH, people
who've
named "lakes" and "ponds" probably didn't measure.

This post is from across the Pond. :-)

Thank you. Perhaps we should re-name it The Lake. But at least we
now know
that size *does* matter. ;-)

You can throw a stone across a pond, but not across a lake.
....... Therefore, QED, a man-sized pond is a little boy's lake.
:-)

--
ned

The message
from Sacha contains these words:

Thank you. Perhaps we should re-name it The Lake. But at least we now know
that size *does* matter. ;-)

As most of the spam cascading in suggests....

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In article ,
Rod wrote:
Sacha wrote:

Frivolous question but - I was told once that the definition of a lake was
that it covered an acre of land. In discussing this with someone, I saw an
internet definition giving 0.25 of a hectare as a lake. Anyone got any
other ideas/sources/definitions?

I suspect the 'eye of the beholder' might have some bearing.

As in: I have a lake, you have a pond, he has a paddling pool?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Sacha" wrote in message
.. .
Frivolous question but - I was told once that the definition of a lake was
that it covered an acre of land. In discussing this with someone, I saw
an
internet definition giving 0.25 of a hectare as a lake. Anyone got any
other ideas/sources/definitions?
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the 'x' to email me)
I always thought a lake had to have a river flowing in while a pond did not?

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

In article ,
Rod wrote:
Sacha wrote:

Frivolous question but - I was told once that the definition of a lake was
that it covered an acre of land. In discussing this with someone, I saw an
internet definition giving 0.25 of a hectare as a lake. Anyone got any
other ideas/sources/definitions?

I suspect the 'eye of the beholder' might have some bearing.

As in: I have a lake, you have a pond, he has a paddling pool?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Sacha" wrote in message
.. .
Frivolous question but - I was told once that the definition of a lake was
that it covered an acre of land. In discussing this with someone, I saw
an
internet definition giving 0.25 of a hectare as a lake. Anyone got any
other ideas/sources/definitions?
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the 'x' to email me)
I always thought a lake had to have a river flowing in while a pond did not?

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

Nick Maclaren22/1/04 7:15

In article ,
Rod wrote:
Sacha wrote:

Frivolous question but - I was told once that the definition of a lake was
that it covered an acre of land. In discussing this with someone, I saw an
internet definition giving 0.25 of a hectare as a lake. Anyone got any
other ideas/sources/definitions?

I suspect the 'eye of the beholder' might have some bearing.

As in: I have a lake, you have a pond, he has a paddling pool?


You forgot dewpond........which belongs to the plume de ma tante.
--

Sacha
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