Water in New Zealand and are of varying types and origins. Many of the lakes in the central North Island area are volcanic crater lakes, while the majority of the lakes near the Southern Alps were carved by glaciers. Hydroelectric reservoirs are common in South Canterbury, Central Otago and along the Waikato River. Over 180,000 kilometres of rivers has been mapped in New Zealand, the longest being the Waikato River with a length of 425 kilometres and the largest river by volume is the Clutha River with a mean discharge of 533 cubic metres per second. New Zealand has many notable waterfalls, some of
Little River, New Zealand trout, perch (redfin) and eel. The world record for the largest brown trout caught was held by one of these rivers in the 1960s. On 19 October 2011, the Okana River caused the worst flooding in Little River for many years, with State Highway 75 closed. Long term residents believe that the flooding was the worst since the "Wahine storm" on 10 April 1968. Little River, New Zealand Little River is a town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Little River is approximately 30 minutes drive from Akaroa, a tourist destination on Banks Peninsula, and 45