Skip to main content

Story: Water resources

Water of Leith

Video file

The Water of Leith stream flows through north Dunedin. In its lower reaches, around Otago University, it becomes confined within a concrete channel. This footage shows what happens to water in urban areas that quickly runs off hard surfaces into waterways.

Using this item

Alumni and Development Office, University of Otago

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page

Mike Scarsbrook and Charles Pearson, Water resources – The hydrological cycle, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/18156/water-of-leith (accessed 18 June 2026).

Story by Mike Scarsbrook and Charles Pearson, published 1 March 2009.