Lake Rotomā
Lake in the North Island of New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lake Rotomā (also spelled Rotoma) is the fourth largest lake of the 11 lakes in the Rotorua Lakes district, or the Hot Lakes district as it was known in the early decades of the 20th century. The Rotorua lakes are located in New Zealand's North Island in the Bay of Plenty Region. Lake Rotomā is the easternmost in the chain of three lakes to the northeast of Lake Rotorua The other two are Lake Rotoiti and Lake Rotoehu. Rotomā is located halfway between the city of Rotorua and town of Whakatāne.
Lake Rotomā | |
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Lake Rotoma | |
Location | Rotorua Lakes, Bay of Plenty Region, North Island |
Coordinates | 38.0476°S 176.5878°E / -38.0476; 176.5878 |
Lake type | Crater lake |
Basin countries | New Zealand |
Max. length | 5.2 km (3.2 mi)[1] |
Max. width | 4.7 km (2.9 mi)[1] |
Surface area | 11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi)[1] |
Average depth | 38.6 m (127 ft)[1] |
Max. depth | 83 m (272 ft)[1] |
Surface elevation | 316 m (1,037 ft)[1] |
Islands | 1 sunken island |
References | [1] |
Lake Rotomā has a high water quality with visibility up to around 13 metres deep. The lake has a maximum depth of 83 metres in the northern part and 73.5 metres in the southern part.