Lake Rototoa facts for kids

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Lake Rototoa Location in New Zealand Auckland
Location	Auckland Region, North Island
Coordinates	36°30′49″S 174°14′15″E / 36.5135°S 174.2375°E / -36.5135; 174.2375
Basin countries	New Zealand
Surface area	1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Max. depth	26 m (85 ft)

Lake Rototoa is located at the northern end of the south head of the Kaipara Harbour in the Rodney District of Auckland Region, New Zealand. With a surface area of 1.39 km² and a maximum depth of 26 m, it is the largest and deepest of a series of sand-dune lakes found along the western coastline of the North Island.

Previously known as Lake Ototoa, its name was changed in 2013. Rototoa translates as 'Lake of the Warrior', and is part of a line of lakes known as 'the Footsteps of Kawharu' after the warrior Kawharu who fought with the Ngāti Whātua tribe against the resident Waiohua, Ngaririki and Kawerau tribes in the late 17th to early 18th centuries.

Lake Rototoa