Lake · Bay of Plenty Region

Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe

281 m922 ft

Area: 80 km²
Tonight: 10°CPartly cloudy · Wind 20 km/h SW

Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe is a lake at 281 m above sea level in Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand, 80 km² in area and 12.2 km long.

All facts

Surface elevation: 281 m
Length: 12.2 km
Shoreline: 47.0 km

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Lake

Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline: 47.0 km

3D map

Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 14.2 × 14.2 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe terrain and contours

20 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 100 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe weather

Today · Partly cloudy · 10 / 18°C (50 / 64°F) · Wind 20 km/h SW

Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe forecast for about 281 m.

Today10°18°–20 km/h SW
Sun10°18°–21 km/h SW
Mon11°17°–22 km/h NW
Tue9°16°5.4 mm21 km/h NW
Wed7°15°0.1 mm19 km/h W
Thu11°15°1.7 mm27 km/h SW
Fri9°16°–19 km/h SW
Sat10°17°–17 km/h W
Sun11°17°0.1 mm16 km/h N
Mon13°17°3.6 mm24 km/h N

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
3.7 km SW
+2 more within 4.6 km
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Nearest caravan site
Willowhaven Holiday Park
4.5 km W · +2 more within 5.0 km
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Nearest campsite
Keswick Christian Camp
5.0 km SE · +2 more within 5.2 km
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All mapped places 9

Place	Distance
Parking	3.7 km SW
Parking	3.8 km SW
Willowhaven Holiday ParkCaravan site	4.5 km W
Parking	4.6 km SW
Rotorua Family Holiday ParkCaravan site	4.6 km W
All Seasons Holiday ParkCaravan site	5.0 km SE
Keswick Christian CampCampsite	5.0 km SE
Cosy Cottage Holiday ParkCampsite	5.2 km SSW
Waiteti Trout Stream Holiday Park & BackpackersCampsite	5.2 km WNW

Slope

Share of the 14.2 × 14.2 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 92% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

91.5%

Moderate, 15–30°

7.8%

Steep, 30–45°

0.8%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 0.8% of the 202 km² view
Relief in view: 490 m low point 273 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Water 41.5%Grassland 31.1%Trees 20.9%Built-up 5.6%Cropland 0.7%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 7.1 km; 1,107 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Australasian Swamphen423
Black Swan337
New Zealand Scaup318
Silver Gull250
Little Pied Cormorant167
New Zealand Grebe149

Where it sits

Where Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Lake Rotomā28 km E

Downloads

Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGLake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2025-03-10.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 (scene 2025-03-10)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · Wikipedia

Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe

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