Template:Did you know nominations/Elk Run (West Branch Fishing Creek)


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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 17:34, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

Elk Run (West Branch Fishing Creek)

 * ... that Elk Run (pictured) received its name when one of the few elk in northeast Pennsylvania was killed in the stream?
 * ALT1:... that Elk Run (pictured) is one of approximately a thousand natural features named after elk?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Heinrich Gerhard Kuhn

Moved to mainspace by Jakec (talk). Self nominated at 13:18, 5 January 2015 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg The usual GTG, with one proviso. Jakec, can you check ALT1 via another source? "1000" seems low for the whole US. EEng (talk) 04:03, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
 * The GNIS lists 1438 features named 'Elk'. That excludes features whose alternate name contains 'Elk' and also excludes artificial features (the hook says natural features after all): airports, arches, areas, benches, bridges, buildings, canals, cemeteries, censuses, churches, 'civil' features, crossings, dams, hospitals, well you get the idea. There may also be a few whose name contains 'Elk' by coincidence, such as Elkugu Island. Overall, there are maybe about 1400 natural features named after Elk, so it may or may not be a stretch to say "about a thousand", depending on how precise you want to be. --Jakob (talk)  13:42, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Good enough for me. Actually, I see I didn't notice that only "natural features" were being counted -- I was thinking also of Elksville and other place names (not natural features). EEng (talk) 13:46, 12 January 2015 (UTC)