Talk:Flathead Lake
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[edit] Flathead name
I read somewhere that the name of the Flathead lake came from the fact that it has a flat head, as in the head of the lake, being a filled in marsh, is amazingly flat. I don't remember what book this was in however (but it is in the Kalispell or Columbia Falls library). Jrincayc 03:42, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
I'd always assumed it came from the Flathead Indians.
[edit] misinformation
Flathead Lake is not the largest natural freshwater lake in the western united states. That would be Lake Iliamna in Alaska, a natural lake that covers 1000 square miles and is 900 feet deep. I'm not sure that Flathead Lake is even in the top four. I know that Becharof and Lake Clark are also larger.
- Lake Tahoe is also larger, by a hair, according to the data on its page. BlongerBros 04:01, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Remove cleanup tag?
I feel that we could probably remove the cleanup tag from this article. It reads fairly well, and I didn't see any glaring errors in spelling, syntax or grammar. But, this is the first I've seen it, so I didn't want to be presumptious. CharacterZero | Speak 17:42, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
- I removed the cleanup tag (after adding an infobox). I don't know what the rationale was for a cleanup in the first place. Unless the reasons for cleanup are obvious (poor grammar, missing information, and so on), someone putting a cleanup tag on an article should explain why on the talk page. Otherwise, it makes it difficult for future editors to figure out what needs to be added or changed. --Elkman - (talk) 16:20, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Flathead Lake Monster
I reverted an edit that claimed there was rumors of a lake monster in Flathead Lake...well, it's probably good for tourism, but not much facuality to this aside from mentioning it's rumoured. I suppose we could put that back in, but we need to cite it and all I could find was this that was of much use.--MONGO 07:24, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
