| Lake Rotokauri | |
| Pushpin Map: | North Island |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Lake Rotokauri |
| Location: | North Island |
| Coords: | -37.7625°N 175.1958°W |
| Type: | peat |
| Inflow: | Numerous drains including Te Rapa/Rotokauri and Hamilton Zoo drains |
| Outflow: | Ohote Stream |
| Catchment: | 9km2 |
| Basin Countries: | New Zealand |
| Length: | 1.2km (00.7miles) |
| Width: | 0.8km (00.5miles) |
| Area: | 77ha (open water) |
| Max-Depth: | 4m (13feet) |
| Elevation: | 24m (79feet) |
Lake Rotokauri is located approximately 7 km to the northwest of Hamilton, New Zealand.[1] It is a peat lake, and is one of the Waipa Peat lakes.
The lake has a maximum depth of four metres and the open water covers approximately 77 hectares.[2] Lake Rotokauri drains into the Waipā River via the Ohote Stream.
The lake catchment area has a mixture of land uses including residential, industrial and pastoral.[3]
In Māori, rotokauri means "kauri lake".[4]