[Tagging] Definition of lake/pond as applied to stream/plunge pools

[Paul Allen]

On Fri, 25 Dec 2020 at 00:37, Brian M. Sperlongano <zelonewolf at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I was looking for examples of large pools, to try to get a sense of what
> the upper limit would be for calling something a "pool".
>

What's the upper limit for a lake?

>
> I encountered a few links [1,2] which seem to indicate that entire
> stretches of the Mississippi River between subsequent dams/locks are
> referred to as "pools".  We're talking stretches of the river 10s of miles
> long!
>

That's long.

  From what I gather, this is quite a different thing from *stream* pools,
> so probably important to draw that distinction.
>
> [1]
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Mississippi_River#List_of_pools_and_locks
> [2] https://www.ifishillinois.org/profiles/Mississippi.php
>
> From the second link, it appears these "pools" are actually reservoirs.
Pools in an angling sense, maybe, but not in a strict hydrological
sense.  Probably better to treat them as reservoirs.

-- 
Paul
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