Lake Rotoehu

Lake Rotoehu
Lake Rotoehu
Lake Rotoehu Location within North Island
Interactive map of Lake Rotoehu
Location	North Island
Coordinates	38°1′S 176°32′E
Type	crater lake
Primary outflows	sink hole in the northern arm
Basin countries	New Zealand
Max. length	4.6 km (2.9 mi)
Max. width	4.0 km (2.5 mi)
Surface area	8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Average depth	8.3 m (27 ft)
Max. depth	13.5 m (44 ft)
Surface elevation	295 m (968 ft)
Islands	nil
Settlements	Otautu Bay and Kennedy Bay- Rotorua 30km away
References

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 Whakatāne. The southern end of the lake occupies part of the Okataina caldera. It is fed (underground seepage) by Lake Rotomā 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 kōkako is located close by.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "turbid lake" for Rotoehu.

External links

• Rotoma-Rotoehu Resident and Ratepayers Assn Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine A website for the area