Taupō Volcano
The eruption further expanded the lake, which had formed after the much larger Oruanui eruption. Its new deposits also briefly created another large lake to the Taupō Volcano's north that extended to the Reporoa Caldera which in due course broke out into the Waikato River valley and released over a short period of water. The previous outlet of Lake Taupō was blocked, raising the lake above its present level,
Details
- Type
- Caldera
- Width
- 33 km
- Access
- State Highway 1
- Region
- Waikato
- Country
- New Zealand
- Location
- North Island
- Elevation
- 452 m
- Prominence
- Motutaiko Island
- Elevation M
- 452
- Last Eruption
- About 250 CE
- Volcanic Zone
- Taupō Volcanic Zone