Villagers are happy to explain that at one time, there were three boulders on either side of the Laonung Creek close to the village, which looked like turtles surfacing for air.
盆地內有荖濃、邦腹與紅水三條溪流。六龜地處偏僻，清朝年間由於交通不便，一度為全國賊寇或倒債者的躲藏之所。