Blue Lake National Park
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Blue Lake is a national park in Queensland
(Australia
), 44 km east of Brisbane
on North Stradbroke Island
. Access is provided by road 9 km west of Dunwich
.
The park's main features is Blue Lake which is known as a window lake and is just under 10 metres deep when full. The lake is a popular swimming attraction. It is home to the southern sun fish. Water from the lake overflows into the Eighteen Mile Swamp. The aboriginal name for Blue Lake is Karboora.
The ephemeral
Tortoise Lagoon is also found in the national park. This small perched lake was 1.4 metres deep in 1974 when it filled.
Camping, open fires and domestic animals are not permitted in the park.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
(Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
), 44 km east of Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
on North Stradbroke Island
North Stradbroke Island
North Stradbroke Island is an Australian island in the state of Queensland, 30 km southeast of the capital Brisbane. Before 1896 the island was part of the Stradbroke Island. In that year a storm separated it from South Stradbroke Island, forming the Jumpinpin Channel. It is known...
. Access is provided by road 9 km west of Dunwich
Dunwich, Queensland
Dunwich is a small town on the western side of North Stradbroke Island in the Australian state of Queensland. The town is part of the Redland City local government area, based on the mainland in the Brisbane bayside suburb of Cleveland. Dunwich is one of three towns on North Stradbroke Island -...
.
The park's main features is Blue Lake which is known as a window lake and is just under 10 metres deep when full. The lake is a popular swimming attraction. It is home to the southern sun fish. Water from the lake overflows into the Eighteen Mile Swamp. The aboriginal name for Blue Lake is Karboora.
The ephemeral
Ephemeral
Ephemeral things are transitory, existing only briefly. Typically the term is used to describe objects found in nature, although it can describe a wide range of things....
Tortoise Lagoon is also found in the national park. This small perched lake was 1.4 metres deep in 1974 when it filled.
Camping, open fires and domestic animals are not permitted in the park.
Fact sheet
- Area: 5 km²
- Coordinates: 27°31′21"S 153°28′36"E
- Date of establishment: 1962
- Managing authorities: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
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category: II