Balclutha, New Zealand established a ferry service across the Clutha in 1857; as a result the town was initially called Clutha Ferry. The Māori name for the area is Iwikatea, literally "Bleached bones" (a local Māori tribal battle in 1750 left the decomposing bodies of the defeated, their bones whitened in the sun). The Clutha River flows through the town. It is the largest river in New Zealand by volume of water, and the country's second longest after the Waikato. It provides the town with various recreational facilities, including fishing (brown trout), water skiing and power boating. The most prominent structure in the
Panay River Panay River Panay River is the longest river in Panay island, Philippines, with a total length of approximately 152 kilometres ( 94 miles ) long, with a drainage basin area of 2,181 km (841sq.mi). Draining a large portion of Panay Island and almost entire province of Capiz and northern portion of Iloilo province in Western Visayas region. The average discharge water of Panay river is 1,630 cu ft/s ( 46.15 m3/s ). Its main tributaries are Tapaz river, Mambusao river on the left, and Badbaran river and Maayon river on the right. The source of Panay river started in the