Lake Rotorua

Lake Rotorua is a large shallow lake in the North Island of New Zealand.

Lake Rotorua
Location	Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty Region, North Island
Coordinates	38°05′S 176°16′E
Type	crater lake
Primary inflows	Utuhina, Hamurana Spring, Ngongotaha
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, Ngongotaha
References	[1]

The lake was formed from the crater of a large volcano. Its last major eruption was about 240,000 years ago. After the eruption, the magma chamber underneath the volcano collapsed. The circular depression left behind is the Rotorua Caldera, the site of the lake. Several other lakes of volcanic origin are nearby to the east around the active volcano Mount Tarawera.

The lake is large, 79.8 km²,^[1] but its mean depth is only 10 metres. It is in the Bay of Plenty region. The city of Rotorua is on its southern shore, and the town of Ngongotaha is at the western edge of the lake.

position of Lake rotrua