25 Most Colorful Lakes on Earth [pics]

These photos are beautiful, thanks.

huh?! most colorful 'lakes' on earth... Some of these look more like ponds than lakes. And if you're not going to include Lake Tahoe in your Turquiose and Blue category, well that's just plain wrong.

and we forgot crater lake, oregon why? if you don't know about that lake, then what are you doing posting about them? maybe i ought to post about deep sea life and get on digg since i know nothing about it

Uhm....Crater Lake doesn't rate?

Nice pictures, but honestly... have you not heard of Crater Lake in Oregon? That is a must in the blue section!!

And on the red category... the one in the dessert, I don't think that qualifies as a lake.

Tough to believe Crater Lake was overlooked. CL is so blue it looks unreal. It's an amazing phenomenon how blue that lake gets.

http://flickr.com/search/?q=crater%20lake&w=all

How about the Blue Lake in South Australia?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lake_(South_Australia)

Crater Lake can not be overlooked.

When Kodak first published photos of the lake, the company issued a formal apology to its customers. Kodak could only assume that the unbelievable blue in the pictures had resulted from incorrect processing.

Also, shortly after the Crater Lake became a United States National Park, one visitor could not believe that the color of the lake of natural. She went so far as to write her congressman that she though dye was being adding to the lake.

"The dramatic color of Crater Lake is the product of its great depth, the purity and clarity of its water, and the way light interacts with water. Water molecules absorb the longer wavelengths of light better (reds, oranges, yellows, and greens). Shorter wavelengths (blues) are more easily scattered than absorbed. In the deep lake, some of the scattered blue light is redirected back up to the surface where we can see it. Around the edges where the water is less deep, some of the unabsorbed green light is reflected back up, too. Although the color of the lake can vary from day to day depending on wind, cloud cover, and the angle of the sun, the different shades of blue are always spectacular."

http://www.dustydavis.com/blogimages/crater_lake_large.jpg

Just breath taking beautiful. Nature in its natural glory. Thanks to all those people whose efforts made me (us) view this awesome beauty. One of the more reason to thanks God for creating such a beautiful world to live in.

what about the champagne pool, rotorua, new zealand?

Ever heard Kelimutu in Flores, Indonesia? Three colored lake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelimutu

Hello to everybody!

These photos are really beautiful and maybe the lakes are much more beautiful than the photos. Please, look at some photos of the Seven Rila's Lakes in Bulgaria.

http://picasaweb.google.com/bobihot/Rila80822/photo?authkey=09Ktf0S9Edc#5238423861335616802

Now, the area is rapidly changing with the arrival of offshore companies that plan to invest millions of euros in large-scale ski-resorts ON THE TERRITORY OF RILA NATIONAL PARK.

Developers claim to "improve" the area with a well-organized system of ski slopes, which includes Panichishte – Rila Lakes – Kabul Peak. The slopes will be in the location of the Seven Rila Lakes and will include more than 21 ski slopes and facilities on a total area of 240 hectares, two-thirds (160 hectares) of which are inside the National Park boundaries.

Investors cut the trees, build in protected areas and destroy irreplaceable ecosystems. Will we again wait until it is too late to begin asking questions?

What you can do:

*send your suggestions about possible action steps to: cveta.hristova@gmail.com

*write to the mayor of Sapareva Banya (sap_oba@abv.bg); to the Minister of the Environment and Waters (mivanova@moew.government.bg), and to the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Waters (riew-sofia@riew-sofia.government.bg).

For more, see: http://en.forthenature.org/cases/rila_panichishte_resort

great collection!

but...

"Yamdrok Tso, meaning Turquoise Lake, sits about 4500m above sea level, Tibet. It was created after a dam for the nearby hydroelectric power station was built."

This is not true. The lake is actually endangered by a hydro-electric dam that is being built. see: http://www.tibet.com/eco/eco6.html (where you'll also find that it doesn't mean 'Turquoise Lake' ;)

hey, you forgot Bonito Lake in Brazil, so blue and transparent!!

And you missed the most beautiful lake in any colour, see:

http://www.np-plitvicka-jezera.hr/

You are missing the fabulous Plitvice lakes in Croatia

If you are concerned about your favorite lake not being included in a category, submit your own picture...

Very beautiful pictures remind us all why the environment is worth preserving.

Yellow Lake could be nice if ya dont mind brain eating bacteria.

The "deep red lake at Sanetsch Pass, Switzerland" as you named it doesn't exist. At least not in Switzerland... The lake at Sanetsch Pass is still beautiful but not red... Where did you find this information? You should maybe verify... Just have a look at the picture on Gstaad Tourism's official website http://www.gstaad.ch/fr/winter/sanetsch.jpg...

very 2 beautiful

These are beautiful pictures, thanks for posting them.

Fantastic pictures.

Just sweet.

I have been to Peyto lake. It is even more stunning than these pictures show. However I found Morraine Lake (which is also in the Banff National Park) to be even more beautiful.

There are also pink lakes in West Australia. One is near Port Gregory W.A.

These photos are excellent and absorbing

These photos are excellent and very absorbing

Great photographs,some of these I just have to visit. I would have added the Blue and Green lakes in the middle of the North island in New Zealand. Right next to each other yet one is piercing blue the other turquoise green

What about the beautiful blue lakes Sadpara & Saiful Malook - Pakistan

Suhail Aziz
Lahore

Absolutely stunning.

Ha!! Bullcrap! I live in Banff, 20 minutes from Peyto Lake and yes, the lake is really blue but not THAT blue! Look at the sky in those shots... when does the sky ever get that weird of a bright blue?? Someone needs to work on their photoshop color saturation learning before submitting such a ridiculously doctored shot.

people , instead of complaining about missing lakes , why don't you take pictures of whatever you have and send it ? ? ? ? ?

Great photos! I've seen Peyto Lake in Banff in person and it truly is stunning.