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Devil's Lake (North Dakota) → Devils Lake — "Devils Lake" without apostrophe is proper name. — MikeGruz ( talk) 14:23, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
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I listened to a program on NPR and they described Devil's Lake (Or Devils Lake, if you prefer) as being saline. In fact the pricipal opposition to draining the lake's water is based on the concern's that the lake's salt content would be harmful towards river water. Piercetp 17:12, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
Obviously, with no outlet, it will become a salt lake in time. Evidently, it hasn't become very salty yet, as the article lists freshwater fish. But there are degrees of salinity, of course. One imagines that a mention of the lake's average or historical salinity would be a good idea. Can anybody help out? -- Piledhigheranddeeper ( talk) 23:02, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
Devils Lake is noted as having higher concentrations of salinity than many lakes, owing to its being a closed-basin lake. However, it is still considered a freshwater lake (I would post a reference, but at the moment do not have any with me). You're correct, though—the salinity of the lake should be discussed on the page. I'll get on this in the next few days. MikeGruz ( talk) 19:52, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
I just added some information on fluctuations in the lake's salinity this morning. Hopefully that does it! MikeGruz ( talk) 00:17, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
I noticed that this article is in a category of articles regarding endorheic lakes. Is it now not an endorheic considering it now has at least one outlet? Or are the rules not incredibly strict and the article is considered to be of interest to those who are looking up endorheic lakes? Minshullj 04:44, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
I think that the "data" from the study should be removed from the last paragraph "Data from the first year of sampling indicates that fish in Devils Lake are healthier than fish in other waterbodies in the region. Highlighting the lack of knowledge about biological communities outside of Devils Lake, two alien parasite species were found in Lake Winnipeg, the Asian tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi and the blood dwelling trematode, Sanguincola occidentalis." because it is very specific without any supporting references at all. In fact, I think that most of the information in the paragraph could have easily been made up, and on such a controversial issue at least one source should be required. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.77.172.171 ( talk) 09:14, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
Runaway Devils Lake; In the wake of climate change, a North Dakota lake swells without regard for people or property and with no easy fix in sight. 99.109.125.114 ( talk) 01:57, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
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Devil's Lake (North Dakota) → Devils Lake — "Devils Lake" without apostrophe is proper name. — MikeGruz ( talk) 14:23, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
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I listened to a program on NPR and they described Devil's Lake (Or Devils Lake, if you prefer) as being saline. In fact the pricipal opposition to draining the lake's water is based on the concern's that the lake's salt content would be harmful towards river water. Piercetp 17:12, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
Obviously, with no outlet, it will become a salt lake in time. Evidently, it hasn't become very salty yet, as the article lists freshwater fish. But there are degrees of salinity, of course. One imagines that a mention of the lake's average or historical salinity would be a good idea. Can anybody help out? -- Piledhigheranddeeper ( talk) 23:02, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
Devils Lake is noted as having higher concentrations of salinity than many lakes, owing to its being a closed-basin lake. However, it is still considered a freshwater lake (I would post a reference, but at the moment do not have any with me). You're correct, though—the salinity of the lake should be discussed on the page. I'll get on this in the next few days. MikeGruz ( talk) 19:52, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
I just added some information on fluctuations in the lake's salinity this morning. Hopefully that does it! MikeGruz ( talk) 00:17, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
I noticed that this article is in a category of articles regarding endorheic lakes. Is it now not an endorheic considering it now has at least one outlet? Or are the rules not incredibly strict and the article is considered to be of interest to those who are looking up endorheic lakes? Minshullj 04:44, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
I think that the "data" from the study should be removed from the last paragraph "Data from the first year of sampling indicates that fish in Devils Lake are healthier than fish in other waterbodies in the region. Highlighting the lack of knowledge about biological communities outside of Devils Lake, two alien parasite species were found in Lake Winnipeg, the Asian tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi and the blood dwelling trematode, Sanguincola occidentalis." because it is very specific without any supporting references at all. In fact, I think that most of the information in the paragraph could have easily been made up, and on such a controversial issue at least one source should be required. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.77.172.171 ( talk) 09:14, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
Runaway Devils Lake; In the wake of climate change, a North Dakota lake swells without regard for people or property and with no easy fix in sight. 99.109.125.114 ( talk) 01:57, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
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