Leatham River facts for kids

The Leatham River is a river of the Marlborough Region of New Zealand's South Island. It is the main tributary of the Branch River, itself a tributary of the Wairau River. The Leatham flows north in a parallel valley to the Branch for most of its length before turning northwest to join with the Branch 6 kilometres (4 mi) from its outflow into the Wairau 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Richmond, New Zealand.

The Leatham River was named after George Leatham, an agriculture laborer who did tree felling and other timber work in the area during the 1800's. He died in Wellington at the age of 59 in 1894. He is buried in the Karori Cemetery