Basin countries Australia | Max. length 1 km (0.62 mi) | |
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Location North Stradbroke Island, Queensland Similar Blue Lake National Park, Ben Bullen State Forest, Angahook ‑ Lorne State Park, North Stradbroke Island His, Endeavour River National | ||
Brown Lake is a lake on North Stradbroke Island, in Queensland, Australia. There are no native fish in the lake.
Contents
- Map of Brown Lake Bummel North Stradbroke Island QLD 4183 Australia
- Aboriginal significanceEdit
- References
Map of Brown Lake (Bummel), North Stradbroke Island QLD 4183, Australia
Known as a perched lake like other lakes on the sandy islands in the regions of South-East Queensland and Wide Bay-Burnett, it retains its water due to a layer of leaves lining the lake floor. This is particularly apparent in the Brown Lake as tannin is exuded from the leaves, dropped from surrounding Paperbark Melaleuca and Tea-trees Leptospermum, stains the water to a rich brown colour not dissimilar to that of tea.
Because of the high levels of organic material in the lake's waters it is considered to be warm monomictic.
Aboriginal significanceEdit
Brown Lake is very significant to the people of Quandamooka, particularly Dandrubin-Gorenpul and Noonucal Aboriginal groups. The Aboriginal people of the Brown Lake area, the Quandamooka people, associate the area very strongly with women and children, only women can speak for Brown Lake and women are responsible by Law to care for manage the lake and its resources.