Heacham River

Heacham River
Heacham at Sedgeford
Location of the river mouth within Norfolk
Location
Country	England
County	Norfolk
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Bircham Newton
• coordinates	52°52′23″N 0°36′50″E / 52.873°N 0.614°E / 52.873; 0.614
Mouth
• location	The Wash at Heacham Beach
• coordinates	52°54′13″N 0°28′13″E / 52.903732°N 0.470384°E / 52.903732; 0.470384
Length	16.4 km (10.2 mi)
Discharge
• location	Heacham
• average	0.21 m3/s (7.4 cu ft/s)

Heacham River is a small river in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district of the English County of Norfolk.^[1] Its source is near the village of Bircham Newton grid reference TF762 339, 25 metres above sea level. The river is 16.4 kilometres (10.2 mi) long from the source to the outfall on Heacham beach, which discharges into The Wash at low tide.^[2]