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
View of the lake from Mount Tarawera
Lake Rerewhakaaitu
LocationNorth Island
Coordinates38°18′S 176°30′E
Primary inflowsAwaroa and Mangakino Streams, subsurface:73
Primary outflowssubsurface, surface water channel engineered to Rangitaiki River:18,73
Catchment area3,700 ha (9,100 acres):56
Basin countriesNew Zealand
Max. length3.8 km (2.4 mi)
Max. width3.7 km (2.3 mi)
Surface area5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi):55
Average depth6 m (20 ft)
Max. depth18 m (59 ft)
Surface elevation434.9 metres (1,427 ft):24
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