About Lake Taupo

Lake type: crater lake

Length: 46km (29miles)               Width: 33km (21miles)

Surface Area: 616 sq km (238 sq miles)               Elevation: 356m above sea level (1168ft)

Average Depth: 110m (360ft)               Max Depth: 186m (610ft)               Circumference: 161km (100miles)

Fishery: Brown Trout - introduced 1885

               Rainbow Trout - introduced 1898