Lake Rotokare

Lake Rotokare
Location Taranaki, North Island
Coordinates 39°27′S 174°25′E / 39.45°S 174.41°E / -39.45; 174.41Coordinates: 39°27′S 174°25′E / 39.45°S 174.41°E / -39.45; 174.41
Primary inflows springs
Primary outflows Te Ararata Stream
Basin countries New Zealand
Surface area 17.8 ha (44 acres)
Average depth 6 m (20 ft)

Lake Rotokare is a landslide dammed lake[1] in the New Zealand region of Taranaki. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) east of Eltham.[2]

The 230 ha (570 acres) Scenic Reserve, in the Tangahoe catchment, is the country's largest wetland and lake habitat inside a predator proof fence. It is administered by South Taranaki District Council and Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust. Species in the Reserve include raupo, flax, purei, makura, pukatea, kahikatea, coprosma, swamp maire, water millet, jointed baumea, Australasian bittern, spotless crake, fernbird, gold striped gecko, banded kokopu, koura, and short and long-finned eel.[1]

History

The Reserve was created in the early 1870s.[1] Road access was created in 1914.[3] In 2008, the Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust completed construction of a predator proof fence around the reserve.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Freshwater bodies of outstanding or significant value in the Taranaki region" (PDF). Taranaki Regional Council. 2016.
  2. 1 2 Taranaki - a walker's guide. Venture Taranaki.
  3. ↑ "ROTOKARE LAKE (Hawera & Normanby Star, 1914-03-10)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2017-03-06.


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