Thet | |
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Etymology | From Thetford, in turn from 'Theodford' which is Anglo-Saxon for 'Peoples Ford' |
Location | |
Country | England |
Region | Norfolk |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Deopham Green |
• coordinates | 52°33′03″N 1°00′07″E / 52.5507°N 1.0019°E |
• elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
Mouth | River Little Ouse |
• location | Thetford |
• coordinates | 52°24′41″N 0°44′55″E / 52.4113°N 0.7485°E |
• elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
Length | 34.3 km (21.3 mi) |
Basin size | ≈225km2 |
Basin features | |
River system | River Little Ouse |
Tributaries | |
• left | Wittle
Stream from Middle Harling Fen Stream from Old Buckenham Fen |
• right | Stream from Roudham village Stream from Hockham |
The River Thet is a river in Norfolk, England and is a tributary of the River Little Ouse.It rises in Breckland with sources in Deopham Green and Rockland All Saints[1] and joins the Little Ouse in Thetford after flowing approximately southwest.
[2] The primary sources for its various small tributaries include the calcareous valley fen SSSIs Swangey Fen,[3] Old Buckenham Fen,[4] Middle Harling Fen[5] and Kenninghall and Banham Fens with Quidenham Mere.[6]Carr woodland is also a prevalent habitat throughout the floodplain where open wetlands have been invaded by scrub. The underlying geology is clay/loam over chalk for the easternmost parts of the river's course and sand/gravel over chalk for the majority of the river.