by wayno » Sun 26 Nov, 2017 3:27 am
it has no outflow stream, it relies on loosing its water permeating through the ground or overflowing to the surrounding ground, the size of the lake goes up and down, mainly at one end, but the inflow to the lake goes up and down like a yo yo because theres a small watershed. this is only a small part of the lake that is a spillover for the main part of the lake which is often bone dry,
a reminder to anyone going into NZ lakes in the parks, its forbidden to use all soap or shampoo in them to avoid killing plant life in the lake, and animal life in other waterways, this includes "biodegradeable soaps and shampoos" they often arent as biodegradeable as they make out or don't break down fast enough and arent environmentally friendly in reality. take advantage of any bathroom facilities that are available at some huts if you want to clean yourself with water and or chemicals... with lakes like these there is a very slow water turnover often, so they dont flush clean constantly
a summer ranger is now been put in place at blue lake in nelon lakes which has amongst the clearest cleanest water in the world because people want to wash in it, blue lake its forbidden to even swim in it because the water is so pristine. its rare to be banned from swimming in the lakes though,
there is or was a sign here banning waterskiiing on the lake in this photo... please take this very seriously as it can disturb the local wildlife stir up the lake sediment with it's wake and is disrespectful to other people enjoying the peace and quiet.
it even annoys me when people talk constantly at a place like this, breaking the silence.
from the land of the long white clouds...