# Silver Stream > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Silver_Stream > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Silver_Stream.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Stream > Source revision: 1256306660 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) River in Otago, New Zealand For the suburb of [Upper Hutt](/source/Upper_Hutt), New Zealand, see [Silverstream](/source/Silverstream). Silver Stream Silver Stream River at Whare Flat. Route of the Silver Stream Mouth of Silver Stream Show map of New Zealand Silver Stream (South Island) Show map of South Island Native name Whakaehu (Māori)[1] Location Country New Zealand region Otago District Dunedin Physical characteristics Source Silverpeaks Mouth Taieri River • location 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of Allanton • coordinates 45°53′23″S 170°16′10″E / 45.889661°S 170.269486°E / -45.889661; 170.269486 Length 24 kilometres (15 mi) Discharge • average 0.3 cumecs • maximum 130 cumecs Basin features River system Taieri River The **Silver Stream** ([Māori](/source/M%C4%81ori_language): *Whakaehu*) (sometimes written **Silverstream**) is a small river flowing close to the town of [Mosgiel](/source/Mosgiel) in [Otago](/source/Otago), New Zealand.[2] The Silver Stream rises in the [Silverpeaks](/source/Silverpeaks) hills north of [Dunedin](/source/Dunedin), on the southern slope of [Silver Peak](/source/Silverpeaks) itself, and flows initially southwards through a steep-sided forested valley which widens to become [Whare Flat](/source/Whare_Flat), before turning west at the eastern edge of the [Taieri Plains](/source/Taieri_Plains) at the foot of Three Mile Hill, close to [Invermay Research Station](/source/Invermay_Research_Station). It continues in a southwesterly direction past the northern edge of Mosgiel, reaching the [Taieri River](/source/Taieri_River) two kilometres north of [Allanton](/source/Allanton%2C_New_Zealand). Its total length is about 30 kilometres (19 mi). Silver Stream is the site of a historic [water race](/source/Aqueduct_(water_supply)). The Silver Stream Water Race was built between 1877 and 1881, and consisted of nearly 30 kilometres (19 mi) of open races, sluices, tunnels, and weirs. The race began at a weir high on the river and traversed the sides of [Swampy Summit](/source/Swampy_Summit) and [Flagstaff](/source/Flagstaff%2C_Otago) before emptying into a reservoir in [Kaikorai Valley](/source/Kaikorai_Valley). Despite efforts to improve the race with the installation of a pump in 1920, it was not successful; problems with subsidence led to much of the race being enclosed in pipe, and the race was finally abandoned in the 1960s.[3] The river's flow is generally small (at below one cumec),[4] but it has a history of flooding. This has been largely remedied by the artificial raising of its banks, especially close to Mosgiel. In mid-2006, after heavy rain, the Silver Stream flooded at some points, but did not flood on the part of the bank running close to the town. Several walking routes are located close to or in the valley of the Silver Stream, most of which are aimed at more experienced trampers.[5][3] Silverstream School and Silverstream Drive in Mosgiel are named for the river. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-place_names_1-0)** *[Place names](http://www.puketeraki.co.nz/sites/default/files/Place%20names_0.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120426090949/http://www.puketeraki.co.nz/sites/default/files/Place%20names_0.pdf) 2012-04-26 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)* on Kāti Huirapa Runaka ki Puketeraki website, viewed 2012-01-04 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Place name detail: Silver Stream"](https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/12923). *New Zealand Gazetteer*. [Land Information New Zealand](/source/Land_Information_New_Zealand). Retrieved 2010-06-03. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Race_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Race_3-1) "[The Silver Stream Water Race Tracks](http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/272052/Silver-Stream-Track-Brochure.pdf)", *Dunedin City Council*. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [\[1\]](https://www.orc.govt.nz/managing-our-environment/water/water-monitoring-and-alerts/taieri/silver-stream-at-gordon-road)", *Otago Regional Council*. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "[Silverstream walks](http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/walking-tracks/silverstream-walks)", *Dunedin City Council*. Retrieved 3 July 2018. v t e Taieri River Source: Lammerlaw Range. Flows into: Pacific Ocean Administrative areas Otago region Clutha District Central Otago District Dunedin City Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream) Paerau Waipiata Hyde Middlemarch Sutton Outram Allanton Henley Taieri Mouth Tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence) Styx Creek Deep Stream Silver Stream Waipori River Lakes in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary) Sutton Salt Lake Lake Mahinerangi Lake Waihola Lake Waipori Lake Tatawai (former lake) Islands in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary) Taieri Island / Moturata Other features (upstream to downstream) Central Otago Rail Trail Strath Taieri The Maniototo Taieri Gorge Railway Taieri Gorge Outram Glen Taieri Plain Sinclair Wetlands --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Silver Stream](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Stream) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Stream?action=history)). 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