Lake Taupo
New Zealand's largest lake
Lake Taupo is the caldera of the supervolcano named Taupo Volcano. Lake Taupo is New Zealand's largest lake.
| Lake Taupo | |
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  Lake Taupo | |
| Location | Taupo District, Waikato region, North Island |
| Coordinates | 38°48′25″S 175°54′28″E / 38.80694°S 175.90778°E |
| Type | Crater lake, oligotrophic |
| Primary inflows | Waitahanui River, Tongariro River, Tauranga Taupo River |
| Primary outflows | Waikato River |
| Catchment area | 3,487 km2 (1,346 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | New Zealand |
| Max. length | 46 km (29 mi) |
| Max. width | 33 km (21 mi) |
| Surface area | 616 km2 (238 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Max. depth | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Water volume | 59 km3 (14 cu mi) |
| Residence time | 10.5 years |
| Shore length1 | 193 km (120 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft)[1] |
| Islands | Motutaiko Island (11 ha)[2][3] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
References
change- ↑ "Lake levels". Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ↑ "Motutaiko Island: Current Nga Whenua Rahui and Matauranga Kura Taiao projects". Department of Conservation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.
- ↑ Cussen, Laurence (1887). "Notes on the Physiography and Geology of the King Country". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 20: 317–332. See Lake Taupo, pp 328–331
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