Lake Tarawera
| Lake Tarawera | ||
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| Lake Tarawera | ||
| Geographical location | Rotorua Lakes District , Bay of Plenty , North Island , New Zealand | |
| Tributaries | Lake Tikitapu and Lake Rotokakahi | |
| Drain | Tarawera River | |
| Places on the shore | Te Wairoa | |
| Location close to the shore | Rotorua | |
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| Coordinates | 38 ° 12 ′ S , 176 ° 27 ′ E | |
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| surface | 39 km² | |
| length | 11.4 km | |
| width | 9 km | |
| Maximum depth | 87 m | |
| Middle deep | 55 m | |
The Lake Tarawera is the largest with 39 square kilometers area of a series of lakes around the volcano Mount Tarawera in the Bay of Plenty on the North Island of New Zealand . Mountains and lakes are located in the Okataina Caldera, which was formed over the past 300,000 years . It is about 18 km east of Rotorua and five kilometers west of the mountain.
The lake is mainly fed by the sources of the nearby Lake Tikitapu and Lake Rotokakahi . The outflow of the lake is at the north end; the Tarawera River flows over the Tarawera Falls and flows into the Bay of Plenty .
Eels and rainbow trout live in the lake. In summer, the lake is therefore popular for fishing and water sports, as well as camping, as there are several thermal water beaches.
The lake was badly affected by an eruption of Mount Tarawera on June 10, 1886. The outbreak killed 150 people and buried the Māori village of Te Wairoa on the south-west coast of the lake, which is now used for tourist purposes.
