Many locals ran to what has gotten to be known as Gafsa shore after shepherds discovered the baffling scope of water three weeks prior.
Specialists suspect seismic action may have burst the rock over the water table sending the fluid to the surface.
Nonetheless, in spite of warnings the water may be debased or even radioactive, Tunisians have slipped on the offhand "sunny shore" in energy to escape the 40c hotness.
"Some say it is a supernatural occurrence, while others are calling it a condemnation," Lakhdar Souid, a Tunisian writer, told France 24 TV.
"In the initial couple of days, the water was perfectly clear; a turquoise blue. Presently its green and loaded with green growth, which means its not being recharged."
The Gafsa area of focal Tunisia is home to the nation's mining industry and phosphate was initially uncovered in 1886.
The trepidation is that the "Lac de Gafsa" is loaded with chemicals, and the green growth will offer ascent to malady.
"News of the lake's appearance has spread like out of control bonfire and now several individuals, avid to escape a heatwave, go there to swim," Souid composed in the Tunisia daily paper.
"The site is unquestionably shocking and there are a lot of people vast rocks ideal for plunging, however it has ended up swarmed with green growth, significance the water is stagnant and helpful for illnesses.
"This lake is placed in a region rich in phosphate stores, which leave buildup that is frequently emphatically radioactive.
"So there is a true hazard the water is polluted and cancer-causing."
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