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[edit] Inundation

What's the difference between an 'inundation' and a flood?

I was wondering the same thing; I'm going to be bold and change it to the common term "flood". If I'm wrong, feel free to revert my changes. --Bletch 03:16, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

thanks, that is bettter :) Nanahuatzin 10:26, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

It was probably originally written by a native Spanish speaker; the Spanish word for flood is inundación. Just FYI. Lhoriman —Preceding comment was added at 00:43, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rio Moctezuma (Montezuma)

Agree with the removal of the recent addition, which had in effect stated that the Rio Moctezuma (Montezuma River) had been a natural outlet of the lake. From the sources I've seen there has been no superficial drainage of the lakes since at least the late Pliocene. Perhaps that edit was meant to refer to the artificial drainage that was subsequently employed, in particular the Gran Canal del Desaugüe completed in the Porfiriato period, which drained the lakes northwards via canals and a tunnel into the Rio Moctezuma - Rio Panuco system. If I get some time in the next couple of days will look to add some refs and expand upon it.--cjllw ʘ TALK 08:42, 2 June 2008 (UTC)