Talk:Oroville Dam

Oroville Dam is currently a Computing and engineering good article nominee. Nominated by Shann_º n at 18:37, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

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Flood protection cost savings

This article needs sources. It makes allegations regarding the cost savings from flood protection but does not provide a source. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.200.154.96 (talk) 07:01, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Oroville Dam/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: MathewTownsend (talk · contribs) 00:20, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This is a very nice, well-written article. I've only a few minor comments:

"it is the tallest dam in the U.S." - I added " as of 2012" - is this correct?
NealthNewsDigest.com - is this a reliable source for damage prevented?
"Groundbreaking on the dam site occurred in May 1957 with the relocation of the Western Pacific Railroad tracks that ran through the Feather River canyon." - the relocation of the railroad tracks was the groundbreaking?
I've made a few edits that you're free to correct.[1]

GA review-see WP:WIAGA for criteria (and here for what they are not)

Is it reasonably well written?
a. prose: clear and concise, respects copyright laws, correct spelling and grammar:

b. complies with MoS for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
a. provides references to all sources in the section(s) dedicated to footnotes/citations according to the guide to layout:

b. provides in-line citations from reliable sources where necessary:

c. no original research:
Is it broad in its coverage?
a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic:

b. it remains focused and does not go into unnecessary detail (see summary style):
Does it follow the neutral point of view policy.
fair representation without bias:
Is it stable?
no edit wars, etc:
Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
a. images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

b. images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
Overall:
Pass or Fail:

The few comments I made above are not enough to hold up the passing of this article. Congratulations! MathewTownsend (talk) 21:35, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]