The Water of Leith (also known as the Leith River or Leith Stream), is a small river in the South Island of New Zealand. South Island The South Island forms one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ...

Water of Leith in Dunedin

It rises to the north of the city of Dunedin, flowing southeast through the northern part of the city and the campus of the University of Otago before reaching the Otago Harbour. As it reaches Dunedin , the river is often only a modest stream, partly because of the quantity of water abstracted upstream. Much of the northern part of Dunedin's inner city area is situated on the river's floodplain. Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, located in coastal Otago. ... Dunedin is a city of 113,000 people in the South Island of New Zealand The principal Suburbs of Dunedin are as follows. ... The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealands oldest university and the worlds most southerly. ... Otago Harbour consists of a long, much-indented stretch of generally navigable water separating Otago Peninsula from the main urban areas of Dunedin, New Zealand. ...

Along its 14 kilometre journey the Water of Leith is joined by two small tributaries, Ross Creek and Lindsay Creek. Reservoirs on the upper Ross Creek and Water of Leith provide much of Dunedin's drinking water.

The name of the city of Dunedin is the Gaelic form of the name Edinburgh, and thus the river is also named for the Water of Leith which runs through the Scottish capital. Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... The Water of Leith is the river flowing through Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ...