Template:Did you know nominations/Cerrón Grande Reservoir

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The result was: promoted by MeegsC (talk) 11:56, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Cerrón Grande Reservoir

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The Cerrón Grande Reservoir as seen from Suchitoto, El Salvador.

... that the Cerrón Grande Reservoir (pictured), also known as Lake Suchitlán, is one of the most contaminated and polluted bodies of fresh water in Central America? Source: "[The Cerrón Grande Reservoir] is known to be one of the most contaminated bodies of fresh water in Central America." (Hieber, Maeggi (30 March 2010). "Cérron Grande – El Salvador's Reservoir of Questionable Fame". International Ecological Engineering Society.)
- ALT1:... that the flooding of the Cerrón Grande Reservoir (pictured), also known as Lake Suchitlán, in the 1970s caused the loss of several Lenca archeological sites? Source: "With this construction not only fertile fields were flooded crops and livestock, but also archaeological remains were lost, because in this place there were remains of pre-Columbian indigenous cultures, Lenca tribes that lived hundreds of years ago." (The Cerron Grande Reservoir)
- ALT2:... that the local name of the Cerrón Grande Reservoir (pictured), Lake Suchitlán, means "Place of Flowers" in the Nahuatl language? Source: "Its name in Nahuatl means “place of flowers”." (The Lake Suchitlan)

Reviewed: N/A, third DYN nomination

Created by Pizzaking13 (talk). Self-nominated at 05:12, 10 March 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Powerful and well written article. Brilliantly cited. Original hook is most powerful. No Swan So Fine (talk) 09:51, 15 March 2021 (UTC)