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River ouse navigation map. The river great ouse and its tributaries the rivers cam lark little ouse and wissey provide approximately 255 kilometres of navigable waterway. The is some evidence that the ouse was used for navigation in the early 18th century as boats are marked on a map published in 1724 travelling to maresfield forge to the north of shortbridge. The upper reaches of this river flow through some of the most peaceful and unspoilt waterway locations in britain offering a wide range of natural and historical sites and.
Through the green heart of sussex. The length of the ouse alone is about 52 miles 84 km but. Our next public meeting is on thursday 19 november 2020.
Please refer to king s lynn conservancy board tide height charts for bridge clearance. Ouse navigation the river ouse had been navigable for small craft for some years in 1724 records show that small boats used a tributary stream to the powder mills and forge at marsfield just above shortbridge and there seems to have been a flash lock where the stream joined the ouse. Newsletters page our most recent newsletter is spring 2020.
Download maps of the river great ouse and tributaries. Admiralty chart 1200 108 and imray y9. The river great ouse is navigable from bedford to the wash at king s lynn with connections to the river nene via the middle level.
The river ouse ˈ uː z ooz is a river in north yorkshire england hydrologically the river is a continuation of the river ure and the combined length of the river ure and river ouse makes it at 129 miles 208 km the sixth longest river of the united kingdom and including the ure the longest to flow entirely in one county. Navigation map with pontoon mooring information. There are a total of 18 locks along the 74 8 miles 120 3km of the main line of the river.
Through the green heart of sussex. Our most recent meeting was on thursday 16 november 2017 the ouse source to sea speaker geoffrey meadthe provisional date for the next public meeting is 15 november 2018. The sussex river ouse.
The most up to date and clearest maps of the river great ouse and tributaries are available for download. Lee dance head of water resources at south east water will describe the river ouse water supply transfer between ardingly reservoir and. There is also a lock marked on the river though this was presumably a flash lock.
View on your computer laptop smart phone or tablet or print if continue reading river great ouse and tributaries maps. Please note these charts should be used only in conjunction with the appropriate navigational charts. Great ouse navigation the river great ouse and its tributaries the rivers cam lark little ouse and wissey provide approximately 158 miles 255 km of navigable waterway.
Newsletters page the spring 2018 newsletter has just been published. The rivers cam lark 25 miles wissey 10 5 miles and little ouse 16 5 miles.
