River Little Ouse

River Little Ouse
The river north of Lakenheath
Little Ouse (light blue) and Great Ouse (dark)
Location
Country	England
Counties	Norfolk, Suffolk
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Thelnetham, Norfolk/Suffolk border
• coordinates	52°22′16″N 0°59′39″E / 52.37124°N 0.99405°E / 52.37124; 0.99405
• elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Mouth	River Great Ouse
• location	Brandon Creek, Littleport, Cambridgeshire
• coordinates	52°30′04″N 0°22′01″E / 52.50121°N 0.36704°E / 52.50121; 0.36704
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	37 mi (60 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Black Bourn, Lakenheath Lode
• right	River Thet

The River Little Ouse, also known as the Brandon River, is a river in the east of England, a tributary of the River Great Ouse. For much of its length it defines the boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk.

It rises east of Thelnetham, close to the source of the River Waveney, which flows eastwards while the Little Ouse flows west. The village of Blo' Norton owes its name to the river: it was earlier known as Norton Bell-'eau, from being situated near this "fair stream". In this area the river creates a number of important wetland areas such as at Blo' Norton and Thelnetham Fens, and areas managed by the Little Ouse Headwaters Project.^[1] The course continues through Rushford, Thetford, Brandon, and Hockwold before the river joins the Great Ouse north of Littleport in Cambridgeshire. The total length is about 37 miles (60 km).

The river is navigable from the Great Ouse to a point 2 miles (3.2 km) above Brandon.