Blue Lake National Park
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. 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.
Read more about Blue Lake National Park: Fact Sheet
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