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River Nene | |
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Location | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | Counties: Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Arbury Hill |
• location | Badby, Northamptonshire |
• coordinates | 52°13′55″N 1°12′38″W / 52.2319°N 1.2105°W |
• elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
Mouth | The Wash, Lincolnshire |
• coordinates | 52°51′09″N 0°13′34″E / 52.8524°N 0.2260°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 105 mi (169 km) |
Basin size | 631 sq mi (1,630 km2) |
Discharge | |
• average | 328 cu ft/s (9.3 m3/s) |
The River Nene (/ˈnɛn/ or /ˈniːn/: see below) is a river that flows through the east of England. At 105 miles (169 km) long,[1] it is the tenth-longest in the United Kingdom.
The river rises from three sources in Northamptonshire[2] and flows into the North Sea via The Wash. From the west, it flows through Northampton, Wellingborough and Peterborough.
About 3.7 miles (6.0 km) of the Nene forms the border between Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. It is navigable for 88 miles (142 km), from Northampton to The Wash.