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Dams templates

If you are looking for ideas on different rivers to do templates on, check out: Category:Dams_by_river. Those are the major rivers of the world with a few to several dams on them. Also the rivers we have a lot of dam articles for. Having a navigation template for each contirbutes to the 'synergistic' effect for WP:CLN. Also, don't be afraid to put red links if we dont have an article for a dam as it is a placeholder.--NortyNort (Holla) 21:06, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

hi NortyNort, i've created the Template:Tietê River dams and linked it to the portuguese template. none of the dams exists in the en.wiki yet, but all of them are in the pt.wiki, so you can check them, if you like. cheers --Agentjoerg (talk) 16:21, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

Neat. It's a bummer we can't use the Tietê template soon. Redlinks are a good excuse for me to make articles though. We'll see if I have some time soon.--NortyNort (Holla) 20:30, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi NortyNort, i've created the Template:Danube dams and linked it to the german template. it's basically a copy of the german template. With the exception of three plants none of them exists in the en.wiki. I used HPP (for hydroelectric power plant) for the name, since all of them are run-of-the-river HPPs and because Iron Gate I and Iron Gate II have already been created as Hydroelectric Power Station. but feel free to change the HPP to dam if you think this is preferable. the german HPPs from Beuron -> Geisling are very small HPPs with nameplate capacities of less than 25 MW, some of them less than 2 MW. if you think they aren't of interest to the en.wiki, go ahead and delete them. --Agentjoerg (talk) 06:24, 9 November 2014 (UTC)

Awesome, thanks. For that area of the world, the dams and their articles are most often described as "...Hydroelectric Power Station" as opposed to "...Dam". I prefer dam but we have to go with common names. Once more articles are eventually created, the link names can be changed as appropriate. Size of the HPP shouldn't matter when listing them, the river is a large one and all should be on there.--NortyNort (Holla) 16:09, 13 November 2014 (UTC)

With Template:Douro dams, are all these on the main stem? I have been looking at some of the es.wiki articles and it's a bit hard to figure out how many are on the main stem. Maybe the template should break out the whole basin? I'd like to help in building articles for the basin.--NortyNort (Holla) 21:46, 17 February 2015 (UTC)

NortyNort, you go ahead and add dams for the basin or change the template. I was using https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltos_del_Duero and https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Embalses_del_r%C3%ADo_Duero to check which spanish dams are located on the Douro. you can also have a look at http://www.seprem.es/presases.php. if you want to add portuguese dams, have a look at http://cnpgb.apambiente.pt/gr_barragens/gbingles/aaIng.htm#A I haven't looked in detail into the spanish dams, because I've been busy creating portuguese dams in the de.wiki, but it looks like there are quite a few dams in spain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dams_in_Spain cheers. --Agentjoerg (talk) 03:52, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

i forgot are all these on the main stem?: to my knowledge, yes. and here you can have a look at all the dams, that have been created in the pt.wiki so far, grouped by river basin (e.g. Rio Douro): https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_de_barragens_em_Portugal --Agentjoerg (talk) 10:34, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

Alright, thank you for the response. I will do some research. I think the template could include the tributary dams and subsequently cover the basin as a whole. Doesn't seem like there is a terrible amount of them. I will also clarify how many dams and where in the Douro article. I find it somewhat confusing over who owns what dam. Typically dams on a border-creating river are use by both states, especially the hydro. It seems in this case certain dams are solely operated by one state under a treaty.--NortyNort (Holla) 21:07, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

Typically dams on a border-creating river are used by both states true, but obviously not in the case of the Douro dams: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldead%C3%A1vila_Dam A treaty regulating the development of hydroelectric facilities on the Douro River was signed in 1927.[7] The Aldeadávila Dam was built by Spain pursuant to these treaties, and was the final dam to be built by Spain on the section of river allotted to that country. unfortunately, the quoted reference link is dead. --Agentjoerg (talk) 05:13, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

I've created Masinga Dam, even though the other dams along the Tana River have been created as Power Stations, e.g. Kamburu Hydroelectric Power Station. you rename them as you see fit. --Agentjoerg (talk) 06:21, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

The power station articles are all stubs and some "dam" articles in general are titled as power stations which is not incorrect in certain situations. If I expanded those stubs with more of a dam perspective, I would maybe rename them.--NortyNort (Holla) 01:37, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

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Thanks a lot!

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		For your creation of 20 new, quality articles on dams in the Iberian Peninsula and elsewhere in the world. Thank you for your effort. I only wish I wasn't so busy in my real life so I could help out.--NortyNort (Holla) 20:11, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

NortyNort, thanks, that's very kind of you. by the way, have a look at https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_Wasserkraftwerken_in_Portugal. this article contains a map with most of the HPPs in Portugal, that I'm aware of (a few minor ones are missing, also Baixo Sabor, which is currently under construction) and a table with the properties of dams, reservoirs and HPPs. if something like this is of interest for the en.wiki, i'll copy it and adapt it. --Agentjoerg (talk) 15:53, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

You're welcome. That is a great list. Certainly an improvement over the current. That would be great if you could move it over.--NortyNort (Holla) 22:10, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

The list came out great. Good job!--NortyNort (Holla) 22:09, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

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