Pihanga · 1,326 m · 26 km S

Lake · Waikato Region

Lake Taupō

356 m1,168 ft

Area: 610 km²
Max depth: 113 m
Tonight: 15°CLight rain · Wind 16 km/h N

Lake Taupō is a lake at 356 m above sea level in Waikato Region, New Zealand, 610 km² in area and 40.5 km long.

All facts

Surface elevation: 356 m
Length: 40.5 km
Shoreline: 170.6 km

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Lake

Lake Taupō in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline: 170.6 km

3D map

Lake Taupō 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Lake Taupō 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 Taupō elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lake Taupō weather

Tonight · Light rain · 15°C (59°F) · 1.0 mm · Wind 16 km/h N

Lake Taupō forecast for about 356 m.

Tonight15°1.0 mm16 km/h N
Fri14°21°13.4 mm22 km/h NW
Sat12°17°17.4 mm22 km/h N
Sun11°19°1.2 mm17 km/h NW
Mon13°17°18.8 mm12 km/h NE
Tue15°16°29.3 mm15 km/h N
Wed14°19°7.8 mm18 km/h NW
Thu12°17°3.9 mm28 km/h W
Fri12°18°–23 km/h W
Sat10°16°–22 km/h E

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Nov 5, 05:17 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 20 × 20 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 95% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

94.6%

Moderate, 15–30°

4.1%

Steep, 30–45°

1.0%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.3%

Steeper than 30°: 1.3% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view: 392 m low point 352 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Water 72.4%Grassland 15.6%Trees 11.7%

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 10 km; 257 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Mallard14
Little Pied Cormorant12
Black Swan11
Black-billed Gull11
New Zealand Scaup10
New Zealand Fantail10

Where it sits

Where Lake Taupō sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Mount NgauruhoePeak · 2,291 m42 km SSW

Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGLake Taupō satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-01-29.

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 2026 (scene 2026-01-29)
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: Official website · Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia