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Lake Rotokare

Depth: 11.6 metres

Area: 15.7 hectares

Altitude: 192 metres

Lake ID: 7512

Main vegetation type:
Indigenous Forest

Hawera

Taranaki
39° 27' 9" S
174° 24' 38" E
Lowland

Iwi / representative groups:

  • Ngāti Ruanui

    Description

    Lake Rotokare is a landslide dammed lake in Taranaki. It is located 12 km east of Eltham. The lake is nestled in a 230 hectare scenic reserve created in the early 1870s, in the Tangahoe catchment. It is the country’s largest wetland and lake habitat, inside a 8.2 km predator proof fence since 2008. Perch, a non-native fish species introduced to the lake,  are found in high numbers and thought responsible for the heavy cyanobacteria blooms the lake experiences each summer.

    7512

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