The Blue Lake - details and images
The Blue Lake located in Baia Sprie is unique in origin ( collapse of a mine galleries ) and water chemistry . Because water solubilization of sulfur compounds makes it sometimes green, sometimes with emerald reflexes .
Blue Lake Natural Monument was declared natural rezervation and is in custody of Maramures Mountains Natural Park Administration in partnership with NGO which aims to conserve the landscape for s cientific and educational purposes .
Blue Lake protected area is located on the territory of the city of Baia Sprie in a young oak forest on the southern slope of Mine Hill at an altitude of 530 m and has an area of ??0.5 ha . The lake formed by the collapse of old mine workings during 1919, 1920 . Around the lake there are a few samples of pine which give the area charm .
Access to protected area : the city center Baia Sprie climb , behind the Catholic church , the street that leads us in the north direction to the edge of the forest , from here the trail climbs switchbacks up to Blue Lake , running time 35 - 45 min .
In the spring the lake is light blue and dark blue, in summer it is dark green and sometimes with emerald reflections, and this autumn it turns dark green and sometimes brown. No one has yet given an exact scientific explanation for these changes, so those who are passionate about it are welcome to study this case.
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