Image Lake Copais.jpg frame right Location of LakeCopais in antiquity. LakeCopais , Kopais , or Kopaida ... and French engineers reclaimed the land for the British company LakeCopais Ltd., by building channels to drain water from the lake to the Cephissus and from there to Lake Iliki Il ki Limn , ancient ... by an engineer named Crates of Chalcis at the time of Alexander the Great . LakeCopais in ancient literature ... ancient authors refer to Copais as the Cephisian lake , named for the river Cephissus. ref E.g. ... and the 5th century BCE comic playwright Aristophanes record that in antiquity LakeCopais was known ...&t h Satellite image of the location of LakeCopais maps.google.com http www.perseus.tufts.edu cgi bin ptext?lookup Strab. 9.2.1 Strabo on LakeCopais &mdash see especially 9.2.16 27 Perseus, tr. H.L. Jones, 1924 http www.perseus.tufts.edu cgi bin ptext?lookup Paus. 9.24.1 Pausanias on LakeCopais Perseus, tr. W.H.S. Jones and H.A. Ormerod, 1918 Notes references Category Boeotia Category Ancient Greek geography Category Former lakes Copais ca Copais el es Lago Copaide fr Lac Copa s ... into the lake included the Cephissus Boeotia Cephissus , the Termessus River Termessus , and the Triton River Triton . The lake was and is surrounded by fertile land, but the lake increasingly encroached ... of the Installations of Copais Company , Hellenic Ministry of Culture, accessed 12 2011 http ... this the lake drained into the sea by numerous subterranean channels. Some of these channels were ... 21301n e213an0m.html Buildings of the Installations of Copais Company , Hellenic Ministry of Culture ..., however, argues that the poetic expression refers to the smaller Lake Hylice , between Thebes and Anthedon. ref Strabo 9.2.20. ref There was a legend that the lake came into being when the hero Heracles ... of Orchomenus they were dangerous horseback fighters, and Heracles dug the lake in order to unhorse them. ref Polyaenus Strategemata 1.3.5. ref Another story has the lake overflow in the mythical ... more details
Infobox lakelake name A Lake image lake caption lake image bathymetry caption bathymetry location Halifax Regional Municipality , Nova Scotia coords coord 44 49 26.9 N 63 38 2.9 W scale 10000 type waterbody region CA NS display inline,title type inflow outflow catchment basin countries Canada length width area depth max depth volume residence time shore elevation 49 Meters islands cities Fall River, Nova Scotia Fall River A Lake is a lake of Halifax Regional Municipality , in north eastern Nova Scotia , Canada . See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References http geonames.nrcan.gc.ca index e.php National Resources Canada HalifaxNS geo stub Category Lakes of Nova Scotia ... more details
Infobox lakelake name Lake No image lake caption lake image bathymetry caption bathymetry location coords coord 9 29 52 N 30 27 54 E type waterbody region SD 22 display inline,title type inflow Bahr al Jabal , Bahr el Ghazal river Bahr el Ghazal outflow White Nile catchment basin countries South Sudan length width area 100 km max depth max depth volume residence time shore elevation islands cities frozen Lake No is a lake in South Sudan . It is located just north of the vast swamp of the Sudd , at the confluence of the Bahr al Jabal and Bahr el Ghazal river Bahr el Ghazal rivers. It marks the transition between the Bahr al Jabal and White Nile proper. Lake No is located approximately 1,156 km downstream of Uganda s Lake Albert Africa Lake Albert , the major lake on the White Nile preceding Lake No. ref name Baker http american almanac.tripod.com sudan.htm The Potential of the Nile River Basin, And The Economic Development of Sudan by Marcia Merry Baker, The American Almanac , 1997 ref The lake is considered the center of the Nuer people Nuer peoples. ref http strategyleader.org profiles nuer.html The Nuer of Sudan and Ethiopia by Orville Boyd Jenkins, March 1997. Lady Gaga also owns one. hosted by strategyleader.org ref References and notes reflist Category Lakes of South Sudan Category Nile SouthSudan geo stub ca Llac No de No See es Lago No it Lago No mk ja sr sh Jezero No zh ... more details
Other uses pp move indef Image Oeschinen.jpg thumb 300px right Oeschinen Lake in the Swiss Alps A lake ... www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 328083 lake author Britannica online accessdate 2008 06 25 title Lake physical feature quote a Lake is any relatively large body of slowly moving or standing water ... definition accessdate 2008 06 25 url http dictionary.reference.com browse lake ref Lakes can be contrasted ... water supply, or for aesthetic or recreational purposes. Etymology, meaning, and usage of lake ... Image Emerald Bay.jpg thumb right Lake Tahoe on the border of California and Nevada Image Caspian Sea from orbit.jpg thumb The Caspian Sea is either the world s largest lake or a full fledged sea. ref ... inland salt lake . However, the Caspian large size means that for some purposes it is better ... are remnants of the ancient Tethys Ocean . Politically, the distinction between a sea and a lake may affect how the Caspian is treated by international law. ref The word lake comes from Middle English lakelake, pond, waterway , from Old English lacu pond, pool, stream , from Proto Germanic lak pond ... to leak, drain . Cognates include Dutch language Dutch laak lake, pond, ditch , Middle Low German l ke ... use made of simple size based definitions to separate ponds and lakes. One definition of lake is a body ... Ecological Society ref The term lake is also used to describe a feature such as Lake Eyre , which ... with lake are in quasi technical fact, ponds. In Lentic ecosystems lake ecology the environment of a lake is referred to as lacustrine . Large lakes are occasionally referred to as inland sea s, and small seas are occasionally referred to as lakes, such as Lake Maracaibo , which is actually a bay ... America . Only one lake in the English Lake District is actually called a lake other than Bassenthwaite Lake , the others are all Mere lake meres or waters . Only six bodies of water in Scotland are known as lakes the others are loch s the Lake of Menteith , the Lake of the Hirsel , Pressmennan Lake ... more details
The Lake novel The Lake is also a novel by Yasunari Kawabata. Ned Chaillet The Lake The Lake is also a 1993 BBC Radio 4 play by Ellen Dryden. The Lake school production The Lake is also a 2010 school musical production. For other uses, see Lake disambiguation . The Lake was a United Kingdom British play written by Dorothy Massingham and Murray MacDonald. It debuted on Broadway theatre Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on December 26, 1933 and was one of acting legend Katharine Hepburn s first major Broadway roles. Directed by Jed Harris , the infamous big bad wolf of American theater, the play was a critical and popular flop, though it had a respectable run of 55 nights. Hepburn in particular drew sharp rebukes in the newspapers, many of which were penned by the same critics who loved her in The Warrior s Husband . One infamous review, by Dorothy Parker , said Hepburn ran the gamut of emotions &mdash from A to B. ref Name Time cite news url http www.time.com time magazine article 0,9171,816908,00.html title Cinema The Hepburn Story date September 1, 1952 newspaper Time accessdate August 21, 2011 ref Despite the poor response, Harris decided to take the show to Chicago, saying to Hepburn, My dear, the only interest I have in you is the money I can make out of you. Hepburn refused, and paid Harris everything she had, 13,675, to close the production instead. ref Berg, Scott 2004 . Kate Remembered A Personal Biography of Katharine Hepburn , p. 93. ref Hepburn later referred to Harris as hands down the most diabolical person I have ever met , ref Berg 2004 , p. 91. ref and claimed this experience was important in teaching her to take responsibility for her career. ref Hepburn, Katharine 1991 . Me Stories of my Life , p. 4. ref In 1937, Hepburn included a include a line from The Lake in the film Stage Door , thus making fun of her biggest failure. ref Berg 2004 , p. 116. ref ... Hepburn DEFAULTSORT Lake, The Category British plays Category 1933 plays ... more details
Infobox Film name By the Lake image By the Lake.jpg image size caption Film poster director Sergei Gerasimov film director Sergei Gerasimov writer Sergei Gerasimov film director Sergei Gerasimov narrator starring Oleg Zhakov br Vasily Shukshin br Natalya Belokhvostikova music Ilya Kataev cinematography Vladimir Rapoport br Vladimir Arkhangelsky editing studio Gorky Film Studio released 1969 runtime 184 minutes country Film USSR language Russian budget By the Lake lang ru , translit U ozera is a two part 1969 cinema of the Soviet Union Soviet film directed by Sergei Gerasimov film director Sergei Gerasimov . In 1971 USSR State Prize for this film was awarded to Sergei Gerasimov, cinematographer Vladimir Rapoport, art director Pyotr Galadzhev, and the group of leading actors Oleg Zhakov, Vasily Shukshin, Natalya Belokhvostikova. Cast Oleg Zhakov as Barmin Vasily Shukshin as Chernykh Natalya Belokhvostikova as Lena Barmina External links imdb title id 0065140 title By the Lake CinemaofSovietUnion Category 1969 films Category Soviet films Category Russian language films Category Films set in Russia Category Gorky Film Studio films Category Films directed by Sergei Gerasimov USSR film stub ru ... more details
Lake Monticello may refer to Lake Monticello, Virginia , a community and lake in Virginia Lake Monticello Arkansas , a lake in Arkansas Lake Monticello Texas , a lake in Texas Monticello Lake , in Utah Monticello Reservoir , in South Carolina geodis ... more details
Powers Lake may refer to Powers Lake, North Dakota Powers Lake, Wisconsin Powers Lake, Connecticut geodis it Powers Lake nl Powers Lake pl Powers Lake vo Powers Lake ... more details
Kelly Lake may refer to Kelly Lake, a lake in Carver County, Minnesota Kelly Lake, a lake in Rice County, Minnesota Kelly Lake, a lake in Wellington, Nova Scotia Wellington , Nova Scotia Kelly Lake, a lake in Oconto County, Wisconsin Kelly Lake, a lake in the Cariboo District, British Columbia disambig ... more details
Alligator Lake Alligator Lake, Yukon , a lake in Yukon Alligator Lake, Texas , a lake in Texas Alligator Lake, Osceola County, Florida , a lake in Florida Alligator Lake, Columbia County, Florida , a lake in Florida Alligator Lake Volcanic Complex , a volcano in Yukon disambiguation de Alligator Lake ... more details
Camp Lake may refer to Camp Lake Alaska Camp Lake California Camp Lake Township, Minnesota Camp Lake, Wisconsin disambig de Camp Lake pl Camp Lake ... more details
Watkins Lake may refer to Watkins Lake, a lake in Martin County, Minnesota Watkins Lake, a lake in Waseca County, Minnesota Watkins Lake, a lake in Oakland County, Michigan disambig ... more details
School Lake may refer to School Lake, a lake in Brown County, Minnesota School Lake, a lake in Madelia Township of Watonwan County, Minnesota School Lake, a lake in Odin Township of Watonwan County, Minnesota disambig ... more details
Lake Rotoroa Maori long lake may refer to Lake Rotoroa, Tasman Lake Rotoroa, Waikato or Hamilton Lake See also Long Lake disambiguation geodis de Lake Rotoroa ... more details
Caribou Lake may refer to Caribou Lake Temagami , a lake in Temagami, Ontario, Canada Caribou Lake North Bay , a lake in North Bay, Ontario, Canada Caribou Lake California , a lake in Northern California, USA disambiguation ... more details
Lake Worth is the name of several places in the United States Lake Worth, Florida , a city Lake Worth Lagoon , a lagoon in Florida Lake Worth, Texas , a town in Texas Lake Worth Texas , a lake in Texas disambig es Lake Worth it Lake Worth nl Lake Worth pt Lake Worth ... more details
Shell Lake can refer to Shell Lake, Saskatchewan Shell Lake, Wisconsin Shell Lake Township, Minnesota Shell Lake murders Shell Lake Municipal Airport Shell Lake No. 495, Saskatchewan Inuvik Shell Lake Water Aerodrome Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge disambig de Shell Lake ... more details
Moon Lake may refer to the following locations Canada Moon Lake British Columbia , a lake in British Columbia Moon Lake Nova Scotia , a lake in Nova Scotia United States Moon Lake Mississippi , a lake in Mississippi Moon Lake, Mississippi , an unincorporated community in Mississippi Moon Lake Utah , a lake in Utah geodis ... more details
Lake Parker may refer to Lake Parker Florida , a lake in Polk County, Florida Lake Parker Vermont , a lake in Orleans County, Vermont geodis ... more details
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