Miracle Lake (Lake Matthieu), Dominica

Miracle Lake (Lake Matthieu), Dominica

Miracle Lake (Lake Matthieu) at Layou I think is an underrated attraction and is an impressively large, beautiful, emerald lake set in another lush Dominican valley.
Only 13 years old, the lake was formed after a massive landslide blocked up a river opening.
The saftey of the site is still being investigated so stand well back from edges and contact the owner of the land on or before your visit.
The risk of actually going down to the lake needs to considered because no-one really knows how well set the dam is. I guess the same goes for river tubing down the Layou river below.
Nature can be unpredictable anywhere in the world so caution is always advised especially in inclement weather conditions.
If you haven't been, then take a drive up there and blow your horn when you get to the end so that the land owner Christborn Shillingford (AKA Rambo) can give you a guided tour.
If the area is going to be attract more visitors then it would be good if there were better edge barriers and information on how the site was formed and proper investigation into how stable the ridge is.
I think it's well worth seeing this amazing body of water and demonstration of the awesome power of nature.

Click here for more photos of the lake

Some more information about the lake formation:
layou.communitytourism.dm
Lennox Honychurch
nature-island-dominica
Public Seismic Network - Lakes of Dominica
CDERA Report of the landslide