Reporoa Caldera

The Reporoa Caldera is located in the northern part of the Taupō-Reporoa Basin, which extends north-east from Lake Taupō in the south to the Waiotapu geothermal area, and whose southern features are distinct from the caldera. The Waikato River where it leaves Lake Taupō enters the south east corner of the basin and is flanked by geothermal areas developed for power near Wairakei. In the north-west, the basin rises up to the Paeroa Range whose western limit is defined by the Paeroa Fault scarp. The hills of the eastern basin margin are mostly covered by the Kaingaroa Forest. The Waikato River loops to the north before exiting the basin at its south-west but is always south of the caldera.