Lake Rotoehu is the smallest in a chain of three

lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

s to the northeast of

Lake Rotorua Lake Rotorua () is the second largest lake in the North Island of New Zealand by surface area, and covers 79.8 km2. With a mean depth of only 10 metres it is considerably smaller than nearby Lake Tarawera in terms of volume of water. It i ...

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. It is located between the city of

Rotorua Rotorua () is a city in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It is sited on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua, from which it takes its name. It is the seat of the Rotorua Lakes District, a territorial authorities of New Zea ...

and town of

Whakatāne Whakatāne ( , ) is a town located in the Bay of Plenty Region, Bay of Plenty Region in the North Island of New Zealand, east of Tauranga and northeast of Rotorua. The town is situated at the mouth of the Whakatāne River. The Whakatāne Dis ...

. The southern end of the lake occupies part of the Okataina caldera. It is fed (underground seepage) by

Lake Rotomā Lake Rotomā (also spelled Rotoma) is the fourth largest lake of the 11 lakes in the Rotorua Lakes district in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Lake Rotomā is the easternmost in the chain of three lakes to the northeast ...

to the east, and flows westward joining Lake Rotoiti. The lake is one of the least visited, but offers great Kayaking and fishing (rainbow trout). It has two access points, Otautu Bay and Kennedy Bay and is well located centrally to many other places e.g. the ocean, mountain biking, hiking etc. It has very good wildlife and birdlife with several rarely seen birds. In particular the endangered

kōkako Kōkako are two species of forest bird in the genus ''Callaeas'' which are endemic to New Zealand, the endangered North Island kōkako (''Callaeas wilsoni'') and the presumed extinct South Island kōkako (''Callaeas cinereus''). They are bot ...

is located close by. The New Zealand

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gives a translation of "turbid lake" for .

References

External links

Rotoma-Rotoehu Resident and Ratepayers Assn
A website for the area Okataina Volcanic Centre Lakes of the Bay of Plenty Region Volcanic crater lakes Taupō Volcanic Zone {{BayofPlenty-geo-stub