The burn forms to the west of Dundee as the Lundie Burn in the Sidlaw Hills then runs north of Piperdam and then into the northwest of Dundee through Bridgefoot, Trottick, Claverhouse, Mill o' Mains, Fintry, Douglas, Claypotts and then between Broughty Ferry and Monifeith where it flows into the Firth of Tay.

[1] The water from the Dighty Burn was used as a power source for the mill buildings at the Claverhouse Bleachworks factory.

Several hundred Mesolithic tools of flint were found on the banks of Dighty Water, approximately where the burn passes under the A92.

In 2013, Dighty Connect was formed, a group aiming to enhance green spaces situated around the burn through a mixture of conservation and cultural activities.

Giant hogweed is commonly found as well as seagulls, swans and swallows and roe deer can be found at the Trottick Ponds nature reserve, which the Dighty Burn runs past.