[Tagging] RFC #2: Lake, pond, and reservoir proposal

[Mike Thompson]

On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 11:21 AM Brian M. Sperlongano <zelonewolf at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 1:13 PM Mike Thompson <miketho16 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 11:05 AM Brian M. Sperlongano <
>> zelonewolf at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Adam -
>>>
>>> What you describe as "farm ponds", is that the same as cattle tanks (in
>>> ranch country)?
>>>
>> "cattle tanks" are usually large containers, made of
>> corrugated galvanized metal or hard plastic (or sometimes old tractor
>> tires).
>>
>
> The ones I'm thinking of look like small earthen embankments around a
> usually-dry stream.  I called them "tanks" because that's how I see them
> described in GNIS.  I'm definitely not describing containers.
>
I am not a farmer or rancher, but have lived most of my life in rural
areas.  In my experience a cattle or stock tank refers to something like
this[0].  What you are talking about we would call a "farm pond" or
"watering hole."

[0] https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/catalog/stock-tanks

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