loadstone reef
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Lodestone reef is the closest reef to Townsville being only just over an hour via boat. Depths range from 3m to 45m so it caters for all types of divers and snorkelers. Visibility is usually around 5 - 20m depending on weather.
Lodestone Reef have a large variety of life from big plant corals to cow tail rays and white tip reef sharks. During winter is the best time to see manta rays and Humpback whales.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
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Hawksbill Turtle
5 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
5 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
5 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
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Wrasse
5 Sightings
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Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
4 Sightings
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Alamy/National Geographic Image Collection
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
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Humpback Whale
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Common Dolphin
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iStock/Howard Chen
Blue Shark
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iStock/HakBak1979
Bull Shark
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