Blue Lake National Park

Blue Lake National Park
Blue Lake
Coordinates: 27 ° 31 ′ 21 ″  S , 153 ° 28 ′ 36 ″  E
Location:	Queensland , Australia
Specialty:	Groundwater banks
Next city:	Dunwich
Surface:	5 km²
Founding:	1962

The Blue Lake National Park (English: Blue Lake National Park ) was an independent national park in the southeast of the Australian state of Queensland . Since March 25, 2011 it has been part of the larger Naree Budjong Djara National Park .

location

It is 44 km east of Brisbane on North Stradbroke Island . The park can be reached via a narrow 9 km road from Dunwich .

Blue Lake

The most important attraction is the Blue Lake , a pool of groundwater that is a little less than 10 m deep at the highest water level. There you can find the Southern Sun Fish . The water of the lake overflows into the Eighteen Mile Swamp (a swamp). In the Aboriginal language , the lake is called Karboora .

Tortoise Lagoon

The Tortoise Lagoon ("turtle lagoon"), which is not constantly filled with water, is also located in the national park. This small lake, lying above the groundwater level , was 1.4 m deep in 1974 when it was last filled.

Nature protection regulations

Tents, campfires and pets are not allowed in the park.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Naree Budjong Djara National Park - About , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012 (English)
2. ^ Hydrology of North Stradbroke Island . Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. Queensland Government (March 2006). Retrieved on September 16, 2009 ( Memento of the original from July 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 150 kB)