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The River Great Ouse (/ uː z / ooz) is a river in England, the longest of several British rivers called "Ouse".From Syresham in Northamptonshire, the Great Ouse flows through Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk to drain into the Wash and the North Sea near Kings Lynn.
In 2003 British Waterways announced its long-term aim to build the connection from the Grand Union at Milton Keynes to the River Great Ouse at Bedford in conjunction with a number of partner organisations. [3] The Trust has carried out design work on the project, funded through a £250,000 Lottery grant. [4]
Canal and River Trust – charity replacing British Waterways in managing the majority of the canals and many navigable rivers [1] Environment Agency – environmental regulatory body, manages its waterways as part of its water management obligations.
The River Great Ouse above Brownshill Staunch. The East Anglian Waterways Association is a waterway society and an umbrella organisation in East Anglia, England, UK.. The association was founded on 18 April 1958, and it campaigns for the preservation, restoration and good management of the tidal and inland waterways in East Anglia.
River Great Ouse (3 C, 10 P) N. River Nene (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Norfolk" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
Bridges across the River Great Ouse (6 P) P. Populated places on the River Great Ouse (1 C, 26 P) T. Tributaries of the River Great Ouse (1 C, 16 P)
The Ouse Washes are part of the system for controlling the flow of the Great Ouse when water levels in the river are high. In normal conditions, the waters of the Great Ouse run through the New Bedford River (or Hundred Foot Drain) to join the tidal stretch of the river at Welmore Lake Sluice, where another automatic system controls outflow.
The Great Ouse Boating Association (GOBA) is a waterway society on the rivers Great Ouse, River Cam, Lark, Little Ouse, River Wissey, and associated waterways in East Anglia. The voluntary association was founded in 1958, and has over 3000 members.