Te Wai ā-moe

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Te Wai ā-moe is the active volcanic crater lake nestled at the summit of Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand’s central North Island.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crater lake
natural feature
volcanic lake
accessControlledBy Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
accessRestricted true
associatedWith eruption-related flooding
lahar hazards on Mount Ruapehu
country New Zealand
elevationAboveSeaLevel_m ~2500
featureType summit crater lake
formsIn summit crater of Mount Ruapehu
geologicalSetting andesitic stratovolcano summit crater
hasAlternativeDesignation Ruapehu Crater Lake
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Māori
hasProperty can generate lahars when crater wall or lake water is displaced
often opaque and discoloured due to minerals
subject to sudden heating events
surface area and depth vary with volcanic activity
temperature can change rapidly
water is highly acidic and mineral-rich
hasVolcanicActivity true
isCraterOf Mount Ruapehu
isIndicatorOf subsurface magmatic and hydrothermal conditions at Mount Ruapehu
isSacredTo local iwi
isSourceOf volcanic gas emissions
isWithin Tongariro National Park
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Tongariro National Park
languageOfName Māori
locatedIn Central North Island
New Zealand
North Island
Tongariro National Park
locatedOn Mount Ruapehu
monitoredBy GNS Science
GeoNet
monitoredFor lake level
lake temperature
volcanic unrest
water chemistry
partOf Mount Ruapehu
surface form: Mount Ruapehu volcanic system

Taupō Volcanic Zone
relatedTo Mount Ruapehu eruptions
Ruapehu Crater Lake lahars
riskCategory high volcanic hazard area
summitFeatureOf Mount Ruapehu
waterType acidic
geothermal

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Mount Ruapehu hasCraterLakeName Te Wai ā-moe