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Thanks for the new picture! It looks like a shot looking west from Burlington harbor towards the breakwater, taken with a wide-angle lens. Is it? We could put some of that info into the caption if so.
Atlant 1 July 2005 11:19 (UTC)
You are correct, the picture was taken from burlington harbor last summer looking west out towards the breakwater. No fancy lenses though, just a standard digital point and shoot.
I'm glad you found the picture acceptable. I'm still new at this wikipedia thing and often feel a bit like a 'vandal' whenever I modify an article that other people have put a lot of work into.
Please feel free to change the caption to better reflect the location of the image etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mitomac ( talk • contribs) 14:03, 1 July 2005 (UTC)
Can anyone cite a source for this? I don't necessarily doubt it, but I am curious as to whether or not this includes all or any of the Great Lakes, the lakes of Alaska, and what the top five lakes are. -- Ithacagorges 05:54, August 8 2005 (UTC)
Lake Location Area in Square Miles 1. Lake Superior Michigan-Minnesota-Wisconsin-Ontario 31,700 2. Lake Huron Michigan-Ontario 23,000 3. Lake Michigan Illinois-Indiana-Michigan-Wisconsin 22,300 4. Lake Erie Michigan-New York-Ohio-Pennsylvania-Ontario 9,910 5. Lake Ontario New York-Ontario 7,340 6. Lake of the Woods Minnesota-Manitoba-Ontario 1,485 7. Great Salt Lake Utah 2,117 8. Iliamna Lake Alaska 1,014 9. Lake Oahe (manmade) North Dakota-South Dakota 685 10. Lake Okeechobee Florida 662 11. Lake Pontchartrain Louisiana 631 12. Lake Sakakawea (manmade) North Dakota 520 ==> 13. Lake Champlain New York-Vermont-Quebec 490 14. Becharof Lake Alaska 453 15. Lake St. Clair Michigan-Ontario 430 16. Red Lake Minnesota 427 17. Selawik Lake Alaska 404 18. Fort Peck Lake (manmade) Montana 393 19. Salton Sea California 347 20. Rainy Lake Minnesota-Ontario 345
It is worth noting that Lake Champlain is part of the Great Lakes drainage in that it flows to the sea through the St. Laurence. Dmccabe — Preceding undated comment added 20:24, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
I've heard it told that, during the winter when the lake is frozen solid, in the old days they would build a temporary railroad across the lake to New York, simply sitting the railroad track directly on the ice.
This sounds a bit like a tall tale to me, but might have just been within the realm of possibility/practicality.
Does anyone know for sure whether or not this was done, and, if so, where on the lake it was done?
Atlant 18:55, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
Are these needed, and if so, can they be integrated better? -- Whereizben - Chat with me - My Contributions 14:40, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
What's with all the "edit" links next to the "Modern History" section heading? I'm looking at the page using Firefox 2.0.0.8, and there's a string of "edit" links next to the "Modern History" header that seem to go to each of the prior headings. The article has also twice caused Firefox to freeze when I tried printing the whole thing, although "print selection" worked fine. -- grant 20:04, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
I came here hoping to find Lake Champlain's elevation above sea level. 140.147.160.34 ( talk) 16:37, 14 March 2008 (UTC)Stephen Kosciesza
I saw a special on TV about how, supposedly, Lake Champlain has a Loch Ness monster type creature in it. Shouldn't it be added? Mumbles ( talk) —Preceding comment was added at 18:10, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Whoops, just found an article for ol' Champ. :D But he still deserves a mention. Mumbles ( talk) 18:14, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Lots of good information here. Please follow structure of Wikipedia:WikiProject Lakes so lake researchers can have an easier time. I tried to restructure and the results, admittedly were a bit jerky and will need to be redone for better flow, but the overall structure is correct. Reading the projects guidelines may have with further article development. Student7 ( talk) 13:08, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
A Burlington Free Press article claimed that there were 700 miles of shoreline, disagreeing with the information in our article. All the other figures matched. I don't know how this is measured. Are islands included? See BFP 8/2/2009 page 10D. May be online as of this writing. Student7 ( talk) 15:21, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
I heard on the radio that there is a Lake Champlain road bridge out, and motorists are using ferries or driving a long way to get around the bridge that is out. I see from Mapquest that US 2 has several bridges, and VT 78 has a bridge. Can some Vermonter tell us what bridge is out? Beyond that, pictures and more information about bridges over parts of the lake would be interesting. -- DThomsen8 ( talk) 21:47, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
An editor has added "All active navigational aids on the lake are maintained by USCG Burlington station, along with those on international Lake Memphremagog to the east; this facility houses the primary maritime public safety units for both lakes." That is great but the lakes don't interconnect except through the Saint Lawarence which belongs to Canada and isn't really navigable for a CG craft anyway. HQ could be in Burlington maybe? Student7 ( talk) 13:45, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
It's a big problem —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.203.59.178 ( talk) 01:08, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
In 2006, Alburg voters attending Town Meeting decided to revert the name to its original spelling of Alburgh. This does not mean that everything in the town changed. There are still businesses using the shorter spelling for legal reasons, and "named locations" within the town (e.g., Alburg Springs, East Alburg) which did not change; this would also apply to the body of land: officially changing the name of the town does not mean that the Alburg Tongue automatically became the Alburgh Tongue.-- Mfwills ( talk) 11:20, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
Two problems:
The article notes that as of 2009, there is only one bridge, yet then states a second was (re?)opened in November 2011. I'd edit this to clarify, but I'd like someone more familiar with the area to verify this is in fact true first. MichaelCaricofe ( talk) 00:14, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
Wouldn't the La Chute river, from which outflow from Lake George enters Lake Champlain, be one of the primary inflows? It's not listed, but I'd guess the water volume entering the lake from the La Chute would rival or exceed some of the other inflows listed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.179.104.130 ( talk) 13:06, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
Below information was unsourced long-term. Feel free to reinsert with appropriate references. DonIago ( talk) 12:45, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
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There were four significant railroad crossings of the lake. As of 2011, only one remains.
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Almost all of Lake Champlain is in the US. Doesn't that imply that the default units should be the US customary units? I think that's what Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Units of measurement indicates. Rks13 ( talk) 05:24, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
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Given that the lake is primarily in the US, the article should list US measurements (miles, feet, etc.) first. The article flips between US and metric units randomly at the moment. Calidum 05:32, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
I just noticed that the pronunciation puts emphasis on the first syllable. I've lived in the Burlington, VT, area for many years. Absolutely everyone (in local media and in everyday in-person interaction) pronounces it with emphasis on second syllable: "sham-PLAYN" "layk sham-PLAYN".— Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.179.97.111 ( talk • contribs) 26 February 2022 UTC (UTC)
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