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Lake Rotoehu

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Location
  
North Island

Basin countries
  
New Zealand

Max. width
  
4.0 km (2.5 mi)

Surface elevation
  
295 m

Length
  
4.6 km

Inflow source
  
Lake Rotoma

Type
  
crater lake

Max. length
  
4.6 km (2.9 mi)

Area
  
8.1 km²

Mean depth
  
8.3 m

Width
  
4 km

Lake Rotoehu httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Primary outflows
  
sink hole in the northern arm

Lake Rotoehu is the smallest in a chain of three lakes to the northeast of Lake Rotorua in New Zealand's North Island. It is located between the city of Rotorua and town of Whakatane. The southern end of the lake occupies part of the Okataina caldera. It is fed (underground seepage) by Lake Rotoma to the east, and flows westward joining Lake Rotoiti. The lake is one of the least visited, but offers great Kayaking and fishing (rainbow trout). It has two access points, Otautu Bay and Kennedy bay and is well located centrally to many other places e.g. the ocean, mountain biking, hiking etc. It has very good wildlife and birdlife with several rarely seen birds. In particular the endangered Kokako is located close by.

Map of Lake Rotoehu, Rotoma 3074, New Zealand

References

Lake Rotoehu Wikipedia