Lake Rotoma is the easternmost in a chain of three lakes to the northeast of Lake Rotorua in New Zealand's North Island. The others are Lake Rotoiti and Lake Rotoehu. Lake Rotoma formed within the Rotoma caldera after lava flows blocked its outlet 9,500 years ago. It is located exactly half-way between the city of Rotorua and town of Whakatane.
Lake Rotoma has a high water quality with visibility up to around 13 metres deep. The lake has a maximu...
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Lake Rotoma is the easternmost in a chain of three lakes to the northeast of Lake Rotorua in New Zealand's North Island. The others are Lake Rotoiti and Lake Rotoehu. Lake Rotoma formed within the Rotoma caldera after lava flows blocked its outlet 9,500 years ago. It is located exactly half-way between the city of Rotorua and town of Whakatane.
Lake Rotoma has a high water quality with visibility up to around 13 metres deep. The lake has a maximum depth of 83 metres in the northern part and 73.5 metres in the southern part. During the 1987 Edgecumbe Earthquake the lake level dropped by approximately 10m, leaving homes that were previously on the lakeside some distance from the lake.
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