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Lake Rotongaro

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The lake was lowered by 2.33 ft (0.71 m) in 1925, by means of a 2.75 mi (4.43 km) x 18 ft (5.5 m) canal, which drains into
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The lake area is approximately 292 ha, with a max depth of 3.3 m. The catchment area is predominantly pastoral, with an estimated area of 1950 ha.
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of New Zealand. It is a large shallow riverine lake, which links to the
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Index

Location of Lake Rotongaro
North Island
37°29′00″S 175°07′00″E / 37.48333°S 175.11667°E / -37.48333; 175.11667
Type
riverine
Primary outflows
Catchment area
Basin
Ohinewai
Waikato Region
Waikato River
Waikato River
Lake Whangape
Lake Rotongaroiti
Māori
List of lakes of New Zealand
"Riverine lakes"
"RAGLAN COUNTY. Waikato Times"


"Waikato region shallow lakes management plan: Volume 2"
"Rotongaro Canal, Waikato"
Reed, A.W.
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Waikato River
Mount Ruapehu
Tasman Sea

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