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Lake Rotoehu

Depth: 13 metres

Area: 790.1 hectares

Altitude: 297 metres

Lake ID: 40188

Main vegetation type:
Indigenous Forest/High Productivity Grassland

Rotorua

Bay of Plenty
38° 0' 54" S
176° 31' 54" E
Lowland

Iwi / representative groups:

  • Te Arawa Lakes Trust

    Description

    Lake Rotoehu lies east of the Rotorua township and was formed by “lava damming” of a river valley. The catchment has a relatively even distribution in terms of land cover. Rotoehu has a maximum depth of 13.5 m, has geothermal inputs (possibly from groundwater sources) and has no true outlet (source www.lawa.co.nz).

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