River Little Ouse
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Little Ouse (light blue) and Great Ouse (dark)
The Little Ouse 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, very close to the source of the River Waveney - which flows eastwards while the Little Ouse flows west. The village with the curious name of Blo Norton owes this name to the river - it was earlier known as Norton Bell-'eau, from being situated near this 'fair stream'. The course continues through Rushford, Thetford and Brandon, and it joins the Great Ouse north of Littleport in Cambridgeshire. The total length is about 60 km.
The Environment Agency has designated the section from Brandon to Thetford as a Flood Warning Area.