Lake Rotomahana

Rotomahana means "warm lake". Prior to the Tarawera eruption, this lake comprised two smaller lakes - Lake Rotomahana (warm) and Lake Makariri (cold). 

Lake Rotomahana was the site of the geothermal "Pink and White Terraces", once considered the eighth wonder of the natural world. The terraces were destroyed in the 1886 Tarawera eruption, which also substantially altered the lake. Today, it is the deepest of the Rotorua lakes and is said to contain the purest strain of rainbow trout in the world.

Lake Rotomahana	At a glance
	Lake size: 900 ha Catchment area: 8370 ha Elevation: 339 m Average depth: 60 m Deepest point: 125 m Modified and enlarged in 1886 Tarawera eruption Drains probably to Lake Tarawera by subsurface flow

Lake Rotomahana Report Card

• 2009-2010 (386KB, pdf)
• 2008 (510KB, pdf)

Action Plan

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