Lake Rerewhakaaitu
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 the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera.
| Lake Rerewhakaaitu | |
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View of the lake from Mount Tarawera | |
Lake Rerewhakaaitu | |
| Location | North Island |
| Coordinates | 38°18′S 176°30′E |
| Primary inflows | Awaroa and Mangakino Streams, subsurface: 73 |
| Primary outflows | subsurface, surface water channel engineered to Rangitaiki River: 18, 73 |
| Catchment area | 3,700 ha (9,100 acres): 56 |
| Basin countries | New Zealand |
| Max. length | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
| Surface area | 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi): 55 |
| Average depth | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Max. depth | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 434.9 metres (1,427 ft): 24 |
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