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The River Great Ouse is a river in the east of England. It is 240 km (150 m) long which makes it the major navigation in East Anglia. The lower reaches of the Great Ouse are also known as "Old West River" and "the Ely Ouse".
It flows through Buckingham, Milton Keynes, Olney, Bedford, St Neots, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, St Ives, the cathedral city of Ely, Littleport, Downham Market and flows into The Wash at King's LynnKing's Lynn is a medium-sized town in Norfolk, England on the River Great Ouse. It is part of the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district. In the 12th century, it was part of the manor of the Bishop of Norwich. When Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries in 1.
The Environment Agencysee also the List of environmental organizations The Environment Agency (or Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd of England and Wales was created by the Environment Act 1995, along with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. It took over the roles and responsibi is the navigation authority and it tries to attract more boaters to the river.
TributariesA tributary (or affluent or confluent is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. A tributary joins another river at a confluenc of the River Great Ouse:
- New Bedford RiverThe New Bedford River also known as the Hundred Foot Drain because of the distance between the tops of the two embankments on either side of the river, is a tributary of the River Great Ouse in the Fens of Cambridgeshire, England. Both this river and its (also known as Hundred Foot Drain)
- Old Bedford RiverThe Old Bedford River is a tributary of the River Great Ouse in the Fens of Cambridgeshire, England. It was named after the Fourth Earl of Bedford who financed the construction of this man-made canal or "cut". See also: New Bedford River or Hundred Foot D
- River CamThe River Cam is a tributary of the River Great Ouse in the east of England. The two rivers join to the south of Ely at a place called Pope's Corner. The Great Ouse connects the Cam to England's canal system. The Cam connects Cambridge with the North Sea
- River IvelThe River Ivel is a river in the east of England. It is a tributary of the River Great Ouse. It rises just north of Baldock in Hertfordshire, but most of its course lies within Bedfordshire. It flows through Stotfold, Arlesey, Biggleswade and Sandy, near
- River Lark
- River Little Ouse
- River Wissey
The Ouse Washes are an internationally important area for wildlife.
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