Blue Lake Craters

The 75 meters deep and 1000 meters wide Blue Lake is an absolutely incredible sight and is one of the four crater lakes around Mount Gambier. If you are here in summer, the change in water colours change from grey to an intensive cobalt blue with warmer temperatures.

Unfortunately, the big Blue Lake is not suitable for swimming as it is the towns water supply, there is a 3.6 kilometer trail around the lake where there are viewing platforms to get a better understanding and perspective. Luckily, 15 minutes out of town, Little Blue Lake, 40 meters deep, has a pontoon that you can jump off for a big splash. This is a favourite amongst the locals on all hot days with 12 to 14 degree celsius water.

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Wanting to continue your swim, how about strapping on a snorkel and braving the 16 celsius degree water at Ewen Ponds, where sinkholes have created 3 ponds, 10 meters deep, with water that has filtered through limestone over thousands of years making in unbelievably clear. Ewen Ponds is one of the only places in the world where you can see land plants growing under water and the only place in the world to find Pygmy Perch fish.

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For those interested in how people get by in environments that seem to never rain, come on a Aquifer tour to learn how aquifers function and how Mount Gambia uses underground water to supply the town.