River Nene

This article is about the river in England. For the river in China, see Nen River.

River Nene
The River Nene at Kislingbury Watermill, Northamptonshire
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Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionCounties:
Northamptonshire,
Cambridgeshire,
Lincolnshire,
and Norfolk
Physical characteristics
SourceArbury Hill
 • locationBadby, Northamptonshire
 • coordinates52°13′55″N 1°12′38″W / 52.2319°N 1.2105°W / 52.2319; -1.2105
 • elevation155 m (509 ft)
MouthThe Wash, Lincolnshire
 • coordinates
52°51′09″N 0°13′34″E / 52.8524°N 0.2260°E / 52.8524; 0.2260
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length105 mi (169 km)
Basin size631 sq mi (1,630 km2)
Discharge 
 • average328 cu ft/s (9.3 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftRiver Ise, Harper’s Brook, Willow Brook, Weldon Brook
 • rightRiver Tove, Whiston Brook, Billing Brook, Alledge Brook, Grendon Brook, Wootton Brook
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The River Nene (/ˈnɛn/ or /ˈniːn/) flows through the counties of Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk in Eastern England from its sources in Arbury Hill in Northamptonshire. Flowing Northeast through East England to its mouth at Lutton Marsh into The Wash in the North Sea, the Nene and its tributaries drain an area of about 2,270 square kilometres (880 sq mi), with a population of 750,000.[1]

The Nene's main tributaries include the River Ise, Wootton Brook, Willow Brook, and Harper's Brook. At 105 miles (169 km) long,[2] it is the tenth-longest in the United Kingdom, and is tidal for 45 kilometres (28 mi) up to Dog-in-a-Doublet sluice, near Peterborough.[1]

The river forms the boundary between Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, and is navigable for 88 miles (142 km), from Northampton to The Wash.

  1. ^ a b Woodcock, Paul (1 December 2009). "River Nene Catchment Flood Management Plan - Summary Report December 2009" (PDF). Environment Agency. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  2. ^ Clayton, Phil (2012). Headwaters: Walking to British River Sources (First ed.). London: Frances Lincoln Limited. p. 48. ISBN 9780711233638.