Lake Bumbunga
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Lake Bumbunga is a salt lake in the Mid North of the state of South Australia, between the town of Lochiel and the farming locality of Bumbunga, approximately 125 km from Adelaide. It is a pink lake,
View looking east from Hwy 1 rest stop, late spring 2010
Salt harvesting at Lake Bumbunga in the late 1940s
"Loch Eel", visible from the northern approaches to Lochiel
Lochiel, South Australia
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Lochiel is a small town in the Mid North of South Australia 125 km north of Adelaide. The town lies beside on the western edge of Lake Bumbunga and at the eastern foot of the Hummocks Range. The Augus
Lake Bumbunga
…Lake Bumbunga is a salt lake in the Mid North of the state of South Australia, between the town of Lochiel and the farming locality of Bumbunga, approximately 125 km (78 mi) from Adelaide. It is a pink lake, with its colour due to certain algae. Salt has…
The town entrance sign at Lochiel, depicting the seasonal pink colouration of Lake Bumbunga, the nearby hills, and horses pulling a salt scrape; the low wall in front depicts the "Loch Eel"
Lochiel's community hall