Lake_Rotokare
Lake Rotokare
Lake in the North Island of New Zealand
Lake Rotokare is a landslide dammed lake[1] in the New Zealand region of Taranaki. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) east of Eltham.[2]
The 230 ha (570 acres) Scenic Reserve, in the Tangahoe catchment, is the country's largest wetland and lake habitat inside a predator proof fence. It is administered by South Taranaki District Council and Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust. Species in the Reserve include raupō, flax, purei, makura, pukatea, kahikatea, coprosma, swamp maire, water millet, jointed baumea, Australasian bittern, spotless crake, fernbird, gold striped gecko, banded kōkopu, koura, and short and long-finned eel.[1]
Lake Rotokare should not be confused with Barrett Lagoon near New Plymouth, which has the alternative Māori language name of Rotokare.