Talk:Hunlock Creek/GA1

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Reviewer: Sainsf (talk · contribs) 06:40, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Hello! I am interested to review this interesting article. Sainsf &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 06:40, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Lead

 * Though I have not seen many geography articles, I think "creek" deserves a link.
 * It's an extremely common term, so I seriously doubt there is any reader who doesn't already know what a creek is.


 *  Hunlock Creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery who is the authority who designated it?
 * Addressed below.


 * The annual rate of precipitation in the watershed is 35 to 45 inches I think it should be just "the annual precipitation".
 * I think the current wording sounds better.


 * Link sandstone and shale.
 * Done.

Course

 * Lehman Township and Hunlock Township should be linked in the main text as well. Same for Susquehanna River
 * Done, but I think it's borderline overlinking.
 * Linking in lead usually does not affect the main text links. At least not in the articles I have read. But you may know better. Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 08:20, 2 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Do left and right banks need links? Ignore my comment if this is a convention in geography articles here.
 * They do, in fact, need links.


 * turning south-southeast for a similar distance You mean for covering a similar distance?
 * No, I meant what I wrote.


 * Though not necessary, it would be interesting if you could provide the approximate number of miles covered by the tributary in each or at least some of its turns.
 * That strays too far from the topic, i.e. Hunlock Creek. The article Roaring Brook (Hunlock Creek) already has a highly detailed course description.
 * Fine then. Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 08:20, 2 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Link Roaring Brook.
 * Done, though again, it's almost overlinking.


 * If banks be linked, then why not valley and confluence?
 * Because banks have a non-obvious definition, whereas valley and confluence are obvious.
 * Alright. Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 08:20, 2 February 2016 (UTC)


 * "Mouth" is linked in Geography and geology section, but it should be linked at first mention, in this section.
 * Technically, it is linked at first mention, in the infobox.


 * As the village Hunlock Creek is a redlink, you should add "Pennsylvania" to the text itself to denote the location.
 * But we know it's in Pennsylvania, because the entire creek is in Pennsylvania.


 * Hunlock Creek joins the Susquehanna River 178.21 miles (286.80 km) upriver mouth its mouth Could not understand the latter part of the sentence.
 * Typo. Fixed.


 * Don't you think the Tributaries subsection repeats the facts about the Roaring Brook? Actually you can not separate the tributaries out into a section without repetition. If you want that for the sake of clarity, you can add a list of them instead of a subsection. My suggestion would be to merge the info in the subsection with the main section "Course", and adding a list of the tributaries at the end of the section.
 * No, I do not think it unduly repeats any information, and there is only one named tributary, so a list of tributaries is rather pointless.
 * Alright. Thanks for letting me know. Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 08:20, 2 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Which of the four unnamed tributaries is the West Branch Hunlock Creek? You do not specify where it meets the Hunlock Creek.
 * Who knows? It's unnamed after all, so it won't be mentioned on maps.
 * Okay, if it is unknown in general and not left out by mistake, it is fine. Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 08:20, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Hydrology and climate

 * Could you please explain the term "impaired waterbody"?
 * Unfortunately, I don't know the exact meaning of the term.
 * You see it is necessary to explain it in simple terms. This website has some info on this, could you look here?
 * Okay. Though I found a more relevant citation.


 * Convert templates needed in the second, third and fourth paras.
 * Done.


 * Once again, I don't think it is annual "rate" of precipitation.
 * Once again, I think it is.

Geography and geology

 * Where is Shickshinny Gap, or the Shickshinny Mountain
 * Near Hunlock Creek?


 * What are Pocono beds?
 * Linked.


 * Link sandstone and shale at first mention in the section.
 * Done.


 * ... at one point forms a 30-foot-high (9-meter-high) cliff along the creek Why include "high" in the conversion? And the units should be in plural. It should read "30 ft (9 m) high".
 * Okay.


 * A 1921 book described the topography... Well, it is not a book, it is a report. Also add who published this report.
 * Okay.

Watershed

 * Where is Nanticoke? And Harveys Lake?
 * They're USGS quadrangles.


 * Hunlock Creek is described as a "good-sized creek" in the 1909 book Who wrote the book? With the writer's name also give his profession or identity.
 * I don't think the author's name would mean anything to readers, since he isn't exactly notable. And it's available in the reference for the curious.
 * Thanks for letting me know. Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 08:20, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

History

 * Who is Johnathan Hunlock? And Upman and Rogers and Koons?
 * Early settlers in the area, presumably.
 * This should be added to the text. Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 08:20, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't think it matters, and again, it's only a random assumption, or original research.


 * Sugar is too common to be linked
 * Unlinked.


 * Who wrote this 1893 book? Identify the writer.
 * Like above, I don't think the author's name would mean anything to readers, since he isn't notable. And it's available in the reference for the curious.


 * How did this creek get its name?
 * Don't know :-( Probably named after someone named Hunlock, but that would be original research.
 * Not absolutely necessary, but would have been interesting if you could have added. Never mind. Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 08:20, 2 February 2016 (UTC)


 * What is "two-span"?
 * A bridge with two spans. Linked.


 * Link if you can the roads and bridges mentioned in this section.
 * Most aren't notable, and individual bridges on random roads almost never have articles.
 * Thanks for letting me know. Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 08:20, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Biology

 * Hunlock Creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery throughout its entire drainage basin By whom?
 * By the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, but that's not in the source.
 * I think this should be added to the text. How do you know this? Any good citation? I feel it is an important fact. Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 08:20, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Fine. Done.


 * They also do so in the tributary Roaring Brook ... I think it is better to write "They also breed in..."
 * Changed.


 * These slopes or on the northern side of Shickshinny Mountain and contain second-growth northern hardwood forests and some rock outcroppings with small seeps Looks like a grammatical error.
 * No, just a typo. Or-->Are.


 * Link outcropping and seep.
 * Done.

That's all. This is article is a good job. Sainsf &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 06:40, 31 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks for kindly cooperating with me on my first geography GA review. I like geography articles and wish to help the GA backlog in this topic, and well-meaning editors like you help us new reviewers to learn the ropes.  Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 08:20, 2 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Okay, so now it looks like all issues have been resolved. This article should now be a GA. Cheers! Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 01:57, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, ! I'll get to Nanticoke Creek tomorrow. --Jakob (talk)  aka Jakec  02:20, 3 February 2016 (UTC)