Lake Rerewhakaaitu

Lake Rerewhakaaitu

View of the lake from Mount Tarawera
Location North Island
Coordinates 38°18′S 176°30′E / 38.300°S 176.500°E / -38.300; 176.500Coordinates: 38°18′S 176°30′E / 38.300°S 176.500°E / -38.300; 176.500
Basin countries New Zealand
Max. length 3.8 km[1]
Max. width 3.7 km[1]
Surface area 8 km2[1]
Average depth 6 m[1]
Max. depth 15 m[1]
Surface elevation 438 m[1]
References [1]

Lake Rerewhakaaitu is a small, shallow lake in northern New Zealand, located 30 kilometres to the east of Rotorua. It is immediately south of the active volcano Mount Tarawera, and the geography was substantially altered by a major eruption in 1886.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lowe, D.J., Green, J.D. (1987). Viner, A.B., ed. Inland waters of New Zealand. Wellington: DSIR Science Information Publishing Centre. pp. 471–474. ISBN 0-477-06799-9.


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