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To anyone who cares: I'm going to be getting my Aunt and Uncle to take some pictures of Lake Burley Griffin from various angles and positions. They are happy to release the pictures to the public domain! - Ta bu shi da yu 07:13, 22 Sep 2004 (UTC)
I have a couple of photos of Lake Burley Griffin, we could use if we are happy the quality is good enough. [1], [2]. Martyman 07:29, 12 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Hi Martyman, you're welcome for the corrections. No particular suggestions, the article is good work. This is the most comprehensive article I've ever seen on a dam of this scale! --
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"The lake is stocked annually with a variety of introduced and native species, over 1.26 fish have been released since 1964." Whoa. Those poor unsuccessful fisherman. More to the point: that poor fish! - Ta bu shi da yu 04:52, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)
It has been suggested that the two panorama shots at the bottom of the article are inapropriate. Any suggestions as to what should be done? Should I remove one or both, or move to different parts of the article? Martyman 06:07, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I am not sure this section is relevent. The number of deaths in the lake was brought up as evidence that somewhere else was not dangerous. I am certain that the deaths per user would compare well to any other well used body of water, I would like some way of placing this in perspective. This is a bit like finding an article about a random suburb and adding a hazards section saying 30 people have died there in the last 20 years. Martyman 04:45, 22 Oct 2004 (UTC)
The Hospital Implossion is a delicate subject that should probably be dealt with in it's own article. It had nothing directly to do with the lake itself. I can see that a link to an article about it might be suitable for this page. The implossion is detailed on the page about Kate Carnell. Martyman 04:45, 22 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Why aren't all the pictures in the section they depict? The Carrilon is mentioned in one of the sections yet it's pictured in the lead, while the map is somewhere in another section. Looking at the history, it seems Martyman moved the map back down. Can you explain why? [[User:MacGyverMagic| Mgm| (talk)]] 12:12, Oct 24, 2004 (UTC)
Could someone take care of this? It's the main outstanding objection on FAC. I'd do it myself, but these really aren't my forte. Ambi 12:55, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I had a try at improving the reference section, but I think it made it worse. See my comments on the FAC page. Martyman 11:30, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
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The lines about Scrivener modifying the designs by incorporating ideas from other plans do not seem to agree with the link given. On the canberra house web page it says that although a committee prepared a plan incorporating elements of all three finalists, this was abandened when Griffin was appointed director of design and construction. The same history is given in National Capital Exhibition by the lake, although this refers to King O'Malley, the politician in charge, rather than Scrivener.
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This article is in great shape, but isn't the top photo a bit dark? It's hard to see the actual lake. (I know it's a dusk shot, I'm just saying it's customary to use pictures where the object is visible.) El T 09:39, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
Love the new photos - I think they do a lot to improve the article. However, it'd be nice if an alternative could be found for Image:CommAveBridge.JPG, which is really too dark to be of much use. Ambi 11:47, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
I dropped past here yesterday. Not sure if any of the photos I got where particularly good. I will see if I cna get the best ones online over the weekend. The most interesting thing about the place was the large amount of exposed limestone near the lake edge. It is the only place on the Limestone Plains that I have ever seen any limestone. -- Martyman- (talk) 01:01, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
Just noticed Fir0002's panorama of Lake Burley Griffin which I added. Its a great shot and gives an overhead view that makes it different from the other photos. ---- Astrokey44| talk 14:13, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
I found another one on the Telstra page, cropped it and added some text like the photos they have at observatories. This was an experiment, would it work in the article? ---- Astrokey44| talk 02:43, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
I'd like to see a better photo at the head of the article than the fountain on a partly cloudy day. Either the map showing the profile of the lake or a similar panorama would be more illustrative. Garglebutt / (talk) 13:57, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
Would anyone complain if I cut down the fishing section somewhat? I was never too happy with that much information on fishing being added to the article, it doesn't seem very encyclopedic to me. -- Martyman- (talk) 05:48, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
The lead section contins the assertion: "In times of drought, water levels can fall below desired limits; so to compensate, water is released from the Googong Dam, located on a tributary of the Molonglo River." Given the recent drought and associated water restrictions, I find it difficult to blieve that water from Googong would be used like this. I can look for a source but anyone have any views?-- A Y Arktos 08:18, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
the coordinates are a little out.. they point to land to the west of Scrivener dam, but it doesnt seem to work if I add the seconds? -- Astrokey 44 02:45, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
Can we add something on the proposed Immigration Bridge under the bridges section? This would bring the article up to date. JRG ( talk)
Average depth is listed as 4 m. By volume and surface area it is actually 4.9 m, which is a true definition of average depth (unless you have some kind of weighting for different parts of the lake). Is there any reference for this 4.0 m value or should it be changed to match the volume/area value? Fincle ( talk) 02:56, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
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To anyone who cares: I'm going to be getting my Aunt and Uncle to take some pictures of Lake Burley Griffin from various angles and positions. They are happy to release the pictures to the public domain! - Ta bu shi da yu 07:13, 22 Sep 2004 (UTC)
I have a couple of photos of Lake Burley Griffin, we could use if we are happy the quality is good enough. [1], [2]. Martyman 07:29, 12 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Hi Martyman, you're welcome for the corrections. No particular suggestions, the article is good work. This is the most comprehensive article I've ever seen on a dam of this scale! --
xoddam 04:02, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)
"The lake is stocked annually with a variety of introduced and native species, over 1.26 fish have been released since 1964." Whoa. Those poor unsuccessful fisherman. More to the point: that poor fish! - Ta bu shi da yu 04:52, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)
It has been suggested that the two panorama shots at the bottom of the article are inapropriate. Any suggestions as to what should be done? Should I remove one or both, or move to different parts of the article? Martyman 06:07, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I am not sure this section is relevent. The number of deaths in the lake was brought up as evidence that somewhere else was not dangerous. I am certain that the deaths per user would compare well to any other well used body of water, I would like some way of placing this in perspective. This is a bit like finding an article about a random suburb and adding a hazards section saying 30 people have died there in the last 20 years. Martyman 04:45, 22 Oct 2004 (UTC)
The Hospital Implossion is a delicate subject that should probably be dealt with in it's own article. It had nothing directly to do with the lake itself. I can see that a link to an article about it might be suitable for this page. The implossion is detailed on the page about Kate Carnell. Martyman 04:45, 22 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Why aren't all the pictures in the section they depict? The Carrilon is mentioned in one of the sections yet it's pictured in the lead, while the map is somewhere in another section. Looking at the history, it seems Martyman moved the map back down. Can you explain why? [[User:MacGyverMagic| Mgm| (talk)]] 12:12, Oct 24, 2004 (UTC)
Could someone take care of this? It's the main outstanding objection on FAC. I'd do it myself, but these really aren't my forte. Ambi 12:55, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I had a try at improving the reference section, but I think it made it worse. See my comments on the FAC page. Martyman 11:30, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
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The lines about Scrivener modifying the designs by incorporating ideas from other plans do not seem to agree with the link given. On the canberra house web page it says that although a committee prepared a plan incorporating elements of all three finalists, this was abandened when Griffin was appointed director of design and construction. The same history is given in National Capital Exhibition by the lake, although this refers to King O'Malley, the politician in charge, rather than Scrivener.
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This article is in great shape, but isn't the top photo a bit dark? It's hard to see the actual lake. (I know it's a dusk shot, I'm just saying it's customary to use pictures where the object is visible.) El T 09:39, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
Love the new photos - I think they do a lot to improve the article. However, it'd be nice if an alternative could be found for Image:CommAveBridge.JPG, which is really too dark to be of much use. Ambi 11:47, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
I dropped past here yesterday. Not sure if any of the photos I got where particularly good. I will see if I cna get the best ones online over the weekend. The most interesting thing about the place was the large amount of exposed limestone near the lake edge. It is the only place on the Limestone Plains that I have ever seen any limestone. -- Martyman- (talk) 01:01, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
Just noticed Fir0002's panorama of Lake Burley Griffin which I added. Its a great shot and gives an overhead view that makes it different from the other photos. ---- Astrokey44| talk 14:13, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
I found another one on the Telstra page, cropped it and added some text like the photos they have at observatories. This was an experiment, would it work in the article? ---- Astrokey44| talk 02:43, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
I'd like to see a better photo at the head of the article than the fountain on a partly cloudy day. Either the map showing the profile of the lake or a similar panorama would be more illustrative. Garglebutt / (talk) 13:57, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
Would anyone complain if I cut down the fishing section somewhat? I was never too happy with that much information on fishing being added to the article, it doesn't seem very encyclopedic to me. -- Martyman- (talk) 05:48, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
The lead section contins the assertion: "In times of drought, water levels can fall below desired limits; so to compensate, water is released from the Googong Dam, located on a tributary of the Molonglo River." Given the recent drought and associated water restrictions, I find it difficult to blieve that water from Googong would be used like this. I can look for a source but anyone have any views?-- A Y Arktos 08:18, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
the coordinates are a little out.. they point to land to the west of Scrivener dam, but it doesnt seem to work if I add the seconds? -- Astrokey 44 02:45, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
Can we add something on the proposed Immigration Bridge under the bridges section? This would bring the article up to date. JRG ( talk)
Average depth is listed as 4 m. By volume and surface area it is actually 4.9 m, which is a true definition of average depth (unless you have some kind of weighting for different parts of the lake). Is there any reference for this 4.0 m value or should it be changed to match the volume/area value? Fincle ( talk) 02:56, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
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