Skip to content

Our lakes

  • All Lakes
  • Regions
    • Northland
    • Auckland
    • Waikato
    • Bay of Plenty
    • Hawke’s Bay
    • Taranaki
    • Manawatū/Whanganui
    • Wellington
    • Tasman
    • West Coast
    • Marlborough
    • Canterbury
    • Otago
    • Southland
  • Coastal Lakes
  • Lowland Lakes
  • Highland Lakes
  • Alpine Lakes
  • All Lakes
  • Regions
    • Northland
    • Auckland
    • Waikato
    • Bay of Plenty
    • Hawke’s Bay
    • Taranaki
    • Manawatū/Whanganui
    • Wellington
    • Tasman
    • West Coast
    • Marlborough
    • Canterbury
    • Otago
    • Southland
  • Coastal Lakes
  • Lowland Lakes
  • Highland Lakes
  • Alpine Lakes

Lake Tikitapu

Depth: 27 metres

Area: 144.2 hectares

Altitude: 414 metres

Lake ID: 15312

Main vegetation type:
Indigenous Forest

Rotorua

Bay of Plenty
38° 11' 32" S
176° 19' 51" E
Lowland

Iwi / representative groups:

  • Te Arawa Lakes Trust

    Description

    Lake Tikitapu has a small catchment and its predominant land cover is indigenous vegetation. It is slightly north of Lake Rotokakahi and is higher, at 418 m above sea level. Tikitapu was formed by a lava dam 13,300 years ago. The lake has a flat bed with a maximum depth of 27.5 m and is fed by rainwater and small surface flows. It has no surface outlet, but is thought to leak groundwater to Lake Tarawera via Lake Rotokakahi. Tikitapu has low productivity with low nutrient inputs, due to its relatively small catchment and rainfall-dominated water source (source www.lawa.co.nz).

    15312
    Loading...

    Lake by Tangoio Creek

    Chatham Islands

    Canterbury

    Lake Jaquiery

    Fiordland National Park

    Southland

    Lake Okareka

    Rotorua

    Bay of Plenty

    L16202

    Waverley

    Taranaki

    Lake Nigel

    Above Mavora lakes

    Southland

    Lake Cecil

    Fiordland National Park

    Southland

    Explore our lakes

    See all lakes
    Lakes 380 reversed logo
    About
    • The Project
    • The Science
      • Field Sampling
      • Laboratory Analysis
      • Student Projects
    • Science Aims
    • Rohe Studies
      • Rangitīkei Iwi Rohe Study
      • Wairarapa Moana iwi rohe study
    • Virtual Experience
    • Social Science
    • Iwi Relationships
    • The Team
      • Lakes380 Team
      • Advisory Groups
      • Lakes380 Co-lead Institutes​
      • National Collaborators
      • International Collaborators
    • Partners
    Our Lakes
    • All Lakes
    • Regions
      • Northland
      • Auckland
      • Waikato
      • Bay of Plenty
      • Hawke’s Bay
      • Taranaki
      • Manawatū/Whanganui
      • Wellington
      • Tasman
      • West Coast
      • Marlborough
      • Canterbury
      • Otago
      • Southland
    • Coastal Lakes
    • Lowland Lakes
    • Highland Lakes
    • Alpine Lakes
    Resources
    • Contact & Links
    • Blog, News & Publications
    • Video Gallery
    • Results
    • Glossary
    Contact Us

    Email us

    Twitter Instagram Envelope
    Sign up to our newsletter for updates
    Our Privacy Policy | Our Copyright Policy

    © 2023 Lakes380 Project

    Home

    Our Lakes

    • All Lakes
    • Regions
      • Northland
      • Auckland
      • Waikato
      • Bay of Plenty
      • Hawke’s Bay
      • Taranaki
      • Manawatū/Whanganui
      • Wellington
      • Tasman
      • West Coast
      • Marlborough
      • Canterbury
      • Otago
      • Southland
    • Coastal Lakes
    • Lowland Lakes
    • Highland Lakes
    • Alpine Lakes

    About

    • The Project
    • The Science
      • Field Sampling
      • Laboratory Analysis
      • Student Projects
    • Science Aims
    • Rohe Studies
      • Rangitīkei Iwi Rohe Study
      • Wairarapa Moana iwi rohe study
    • Virtual Experience
    • Social Science
    • Iwi Relationships
    • The Team
      • Lakes380 Team
      • Advisory Groups
      • Lakes380 Co-lead Institutes​
      • National Collaborators
      • International Collaborators
    • Partners

    Resources

    • Contact & Links
    • Blog, News & Publications
    • Video Gallery
    • Results
    • Glossary