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Mount Tarawera · 1,111 m · 7.5 km ESE
Lake · Bay of Plenty Region

Lake Tarawera

301 m988 ft
Area
41 km²
Max depth
87 m
Tonight
9°CPartly cloudy · Wind 15 km/h W

Lake Tarawera is a lake at 301 m above sea level in Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand, 41 km² in area and 11.4 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
301 m
Length
11.4 km
Shoreline
48.3 km
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Lake

Lake Tarawera in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

11.4 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
48.3 km
3D map

Lake Tarawera 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 13.4 × 13.4 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Tarawera terrain and contours

50 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 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Tarawera elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lake Tarawera weather

Today · Clear · 9 / 19°C (48 / 66°F) · Wind 15 km/h W

Lake Tarawera forecast for about 301 m.

  • Today9°19°–15 km/h W
  • Sun9°18°–19 km/h W
  • Mon10°17°0.3 mm22 km/h NW
  • Tue8°15°5.1 mm22 km/h NW
  • Wed6°15°–17 km/h W
  • Thu10°15°1.7 mm25 km/h W
  • Fri8°16°–18 km/h SW
  • Sat9°17°–16 km/h W
  • Sun10°18°0.3 mm14 km/h N
  • Mon12°18°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 Tarawera

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake Tarawera, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest campsite

    Humphries Bay Campsite

    3.4 km NNW · +2 more within 5.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    4.0 km W

    +2 more within 4.1 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Wairua Hut

    5.2 km SSW · +1 more within 4.4 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 8
PlaceDistance
Humphries Bay CampsiteCampsite3.4 km NNW
Parking4.0 km W
Parking4.1 km W
Parking4.1 km W
Hut4.4 km ENE
Wairua HutHut5.2 km SSW
Hot Water Beach CampsiteCampsite5.5 km S
Lake Tarawera Outlet CampsiteCampsite5.6 km ENE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 13.4 × 13.4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 74% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
73.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
20.0%
Steep, 30–45°
6.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.5%
Steeper than 30°
6.5% of the 180 km² view
Relief in view
810 m low point 297 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 59.6%Water 27.7%Grassland 12.6%

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 6.7 km; 642 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Mangeao37
  • Hound's tongue fern36
  • New Zealand Grebe33
  • Black Swan32
  • Common Coot28
  • Black tree fern27
Where it sits

Where Lake Tarawera sits

Region
Bay of Plenty Region10New Zealand112Oceania282
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

Lake Tarawera downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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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)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
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 · GeoNames · Wikipedia