Lake Taupo at Motutere Bay

Motutere Bay Holiday Park's facilities cover the entire length of the beach. There is a public boat launch close to the center of the beach and ski lanes. Lake Taupo was created over 26,500 years ago by a super volcanic eruption. It is New Zealand's largest lake.

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Water Quality

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Current Status
This status is based on the latest sample. The Swim Guide - New Zealand updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available.

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Source Information

Waikato Regional Council monitors water quality at popular swimming spots throughout the Waikato region.

Water quality data on Swim Guide is sourced from the LAWA Can I Swim Here? website. www.lawa.org.nz/swim

At this site, water is regularly tested for levels of E. coli during the summer months. This faecal indicator bacteria is used to indicate the level of harmful pathogens in the water.

See information on recreational water quality monitoring in New Zealand in the LAWA factsheet: https://www.lawa.org.nz/learn/factsheets/coastal-and-freshwater-recreation-monitoring/

Beach sites are shown as a GREEN swim icon if the latest E. coli test result was in the range of 0 - 550 E. coli / 100 mL.

Beach sites are shown as a RED swim icon if the latest test result exceeded 550 E. coli / 100 mL or if this site frequently exceeds the standard or there is a temporary water quality issue outside the routine testing programme (e.g. sewage overflow).

See information on the standards for recreational water quality monitoring in New Zealand in the 'What do the swim icons mean?' LAWA factsheet.

LAWA recommends for all sites, to avoid swimming for 2 - 3 days after significant rain, even for sites that normally have good water quality.

A good rule of thumb is to check that you can see your toes in knee deep water.

See www.lawa.org.nz/swim for up to date information on current warnings and alerts, weather conditions, real-time water temperature and flow rates, and what facilities are available, the monitoring history at this site and helpful factsheets.

Water Quality Graph

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Lake Taupo at Kuratau Kuratau, Waikato	Kuratau, Waikato	Current Status
Lake Taupo at Mission Bay Motutere, Waikato	Motutere, Waikato	Historical Status
Lake Taupo at Omori Omori, Waikato	Omori, Waikato	Current Status
Lake Taupo at Stump Bay Turangi, Waikato	Turangi, Waikato	Historical Status

Beach

Location

Water Quality

Lake Taupo at Kuratau

Kuratau, Waikato

Current Status

Lake Taupo at Mission Bay

Motutere, Waikato

Historical Status

Lake Taupo at Omori

Omori, Waikato

Current Status

Lake Taupo at Stump Bay

Turangi, Waikato

Historical Status

	Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards.

	Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards.

	Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable.

	Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more.

	Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time.

	Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more.

	This means that this site has been issued a Blue Flag status for the current swimming season. This status does not indicate current water quality.

	Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency.

	Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.