Lake Rotokawau (Bay of Plenty)
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| Lake Rotokawau | |
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 Aerial view of Lake Rotokawau in 2018 | |
  Lake Rotokawau | |
| Location | Bay of Plenty, North Island |
| Coordinates | 38°04′24″S 176°22′46″E / 38.07331°S 176.37935°E |
| Type | maar lake |
| Primary inflows | Waimata Stream |
| Primary outflows | Waiohewa Stream |
| Catchment area | 2.23 km2 (0.86 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | New Zealand |
| Surface area | 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 43.7 m (143 ft) |
| Max. depth | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
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Lake Rotokawau is a small volcanic lake 4.1 km (2.5 mi) east of Lake Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The name is also used for lakes in the Kaipara District (Poutu Peninsula),[1] Chatham Islands,[2] on Aupouri Peninsula[3] and near Lake Waikare in Waikato.[4] Access is via Lake Rotokawau Road, from SH30 at Tikitere (Hell's Gate). The lake is owned and managed by Ngāti Rangiteaorere.[5]
Lake Rotokawau is a small, oligotrophic lake; the best example of what many deep Rotorua lakes were once like. Koaro (Galaxias brevipinnis), banded kokopu (Galaxias fasciatus), long-finned eel (Anguilla dieffenbachia), short-finned eel (Anguilla australis), smelt (Retropinna retropinna) and common bully (Gobiomorphus cotidianus) live in the lake.[5] The catchment is roughly 65% forested and 25% in agriculture.
