Lake Rerewhakaaitu

Lake Rerewhakaaitu
Lake Rerewhakaaitu
	View of the lake from Mount Tarawera
Location	North Island
Coordinates	38°18′S 176°30′E / 38.300°S 176.500°ECoordinates: 38°18′S 176°30′E / 38.300°S 176.500°E
Basin countries	New Zealand
Max. length	3.8 km (2.4 mi)[1]
Max. width	3.7 km (2.3 mi)[1]
Surface area	8 km2 (3.1 sq mi)[1]
Average depth	6 m (20 ft)[1]
Max. depth	15 m (49 ft)[1]
Surface elevation	438 m (1,437 ft)[1]
References	[1]

Lake Rerewhakaaitu is a small, shallow lake in northern New Zealand, located 30 kilometres to the east of Rotorua. It is immediately south of the active volcano Mount Tarawera, and the geography was substantially altered by a major eruption in 1886.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lowe, D.J., Green, J.D. (1987). Viner, A.B., ed. Inland waters of New Zealand. Wellington: DSIR Science Information Publishing Centre. pp. 471–474. ISBN 0-477-06799-9.

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[lowe-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lowe, D.J., Green, J.D. (1987). Viner, A.B., ed. Inland waters of New Zealand. Wellington: DSIR Science Information Publishing Centre. pp. 471–474. ISBN 0-477-06799-9.