Want To Go Diving In The Park?

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Ever swam in a lake with benches and grass at the bottom - One where you have to float through trees and dive under bridges? In fact, if you close your eyes for a moment, it almost resembles a park in your neighborhood - Which is exactly what it is, for about six months a year.

Aptly named Green Lake, this part lake, part park, is situated in a unique location at the bottom of the snow-capped Hochscwab Mountains in Tragoess, Austria. Through the cold dry winter months, when the water drains out, the park becomes a popular resting spot for people hiking the mountains.

But in spring, when the weather gets warmer, the snow on the mountain tops begins to melt and flows down into the land below, flooding the park to create an ice-cold crystal clear lake, that sports a tint of green, thanks to the grass below.

The water level rises from two meters deep at the end of winter to about 10 meters in late spring and early summer, peaking in June, before finally receding in July. This unusual phenomenon has made Green Lake a favorite destination for divers seeking unusual adventures.

Sources:travelvista.net, dailymail.co.uk

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  • hottyover 14 years
    odd, but i love to swim i mean LOVE!!! i am on the swim team!!!
    • yhanaeover 14 years
      bye bye
      • Emmaover 14 years
        I would love to go swiming in that park. That would be so much fun to be able to siton a bench under water. It's amazing that it's uder water for only about 6months then it goes back to a drie park again. Amazing.
        • aover 14 years
          how do plants stay alive?
          • helloover 14 years
            this is awesone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whats next a house in lava????????????????????????
            • brittney :)over 14 years
              this place looks awsome i want to visit it one day!!!!
              • Jae Yun (John)over 14 years
                Awesome and fantastic!!!
                • tyutfghover 14 years
                  tuiyg
                  • tyutfghover 14 years
                    its parks
                    • sehewtwevenover 14 years
                      get me in i want to see those parks up close