Taupō Volcano

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