A lake in Melbourne has turned a brilliant, bright pink and has delighted locals, after a perfect storm of high temperatures and low rainfall came into play.
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| Melbourne's Westgate Park Lake has turned pink, but you can't swim in it. |
The salt lake in Westgate Park, just off the Yarra River and Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne's centre, can turn a vivid pink or red colour during the warmer months.
Parks Victoria said the unusual colour is down to a mix of high salt concentration, high temperatures and little rainfall affecting the algae in the water.
"Algae growing in the salt crust at the bottom of the lake produces the red pigment (beta carotene) as part of its photosynthesis process and in response to the extremely high salt levels," Parks Victoria said in a Facebook post about the brilliant colour change.
Read The Huffington Post story - “A Melbourne, Australia Lake Has Turned Bright Pink But You're Not Allowed To Swim In It.”
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