Blue Pond Natural Area
BOLLINGER 49 Blue Pond
Blue Pond Natural Area
A 15-acre portion of the Castor River Conservation Area six miles northwest of Zalma in the SW1/4, SW1/4 of Section 11, T29N, R8E, Gipsy 7.5 min. topographic map. Designated October 24, 1977 and January 21, 1983.
Natural Features
The deepest natural pond in Missouri (about 66 feet), of uncertain origin in the Lower Ozarks Section of the Ozark Natural Division. The pond's depth and sheerness make it unlike other sinkholes in the state. It may have been formed by earth movements caused by the New Madrid Earthquake. Blue Pond Natural Area is owned by the Department of Conservation. To protect the vegetation around the pond's rim, it is closed to wading, swimming, fishing, boating and camping. For further information contact the District Forester, Southeast Forest District, 2302 County Park Drive, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, phone 573/290-5730.
