| Lake Bumbunga | |
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 Satellite view of 15 square km Lake Bumbunga in summer, when the water level is at its lowest (click to enlarge) | |
  Lake Bumbunga Location in South Australia | |
| Location | Mid North region, South Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°54′S 138°11′E / 33.900°S 138.183°E |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Surface area | 13.88 km2 (5.36 sq mi)[1] |
Lake Bumbunga is a salt lake located in the Mid North of the state of South Australia, between the town of Lochiel and the farming locality of Bumbunga, approximately 1.5 hours' drive from Adelaide. It is a pink lake, with its colour due to certain algae.
Salt has been mined there almost continuously since 1881, and it has become a tourist attraction, along with its "Loch Eel Monster" sculpture in the middle of it.
- ^ Wetland inventory, northern agricultural districts of South Australia Archived 2009-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, An assessment of selected inland wetlands of the Northern Agricultural Districts. (page 16)