Lake Rotorua

Lake Rotorua
Māori: Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe
Lake Rotorua
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Location	Rotorua Lakes, Bay of Plenty Region, North Island
Coordinates	38°05′S 176°16′E / 38.083°S 176.267°E / -38.083; 176.267
Type	crater lake
Primary inflows	Utuhina, Hamurana Spring, Ngongotahā
Primary outflows	Ohau Channel
Basin countries	New Zealand
Max. length	12.1 kilometres (7.5 mi)[1]
Max. width	9.7 kilometres (6.0 mi)[1]
Surface area	79.8 square kilometres (30.8 sq mi)[1]
Average depth	10 metres (33 ft)[1]
Max. depth	45 metres (148 ft)[1]
Surface elevation	280 metres (920 ft)[1]
Islands	Mokoia Island
Settlements	Rotorua
References	[1]

Lake Rotorua (Māori: Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe) is the second largest lake in the North Island of New Zealand by surface area, and covers 79.8 km².^[1] With a mean depth of only 10 metres it is considerably smaller than nearby Lake Tarawera in terms of volume of water. It is located within the Rotorua Caldera in the Bay of Plenty Region.