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River Deben
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The source of the River Deben can be found just past Debenham (Deben-ham meaning ford) at Aspall, this is probably the least spoiled river in all of Suffolk. The fresh water of The Deben discharges at the weir just south of Ufford, the river reach becomes quite wide from here on to where it flows out int...
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River Orwell
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This is only an estuaral river, meaning it is served by the sea up to the point where The River Gipping discharges its fresh water into The Orwell at Ipswich. The two are quite separate rivers but some regard them as one river. At the point of Pipers Vale on the North bank of the Orwell just outside Ipswich...
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River Brett
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The Brett has a source somewhere near to Lavenham and runs East through some lovely villages such as Monks and Brent Eleigh, Chelsworth, via Semer, turning South to the town of Hadleigh running just slightly West of the town centre, here it broadens and discharges into The Stour by Higham Hall, High...
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River Stour
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The source of the River Stour rises in Cambridgeshire, less than a handful of miles from the Suffolk border, for a detailed description look here at The Great Bradley Website http://www.great-bradley.suffolk.gov.uk/gb%20village/riverstour.htm I have walked the length of The Stour [where i...
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River Lark
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It is somewhat difficult to trace the source of The Lark but checking on the Ordnance Survey maps it would appear to start somewhere near Bradfield St. George, by Rushbrooke, through Bury St. Edmunds, via the Fornhams, through West Stow and via a series of gravel workings at Lackford. It then continu...
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River Gipping
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The River Gipping has its source at Mendlesham Green, see here for maps, aerial photos and general ground pictures. http://www.slamnet.org.uk/geography/rivers/orwell.htm I do not know the course except I have walked the length of this [approx 18 miles at varying times] from Stowmarket to Stok...
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River Alde
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The source is close to the village of Laxfield and is freshwater until it reaches Snape Maltings, it then flows into the salt water marshes of the Alde Estuary, hundreds of years ago the mouth was near the village of Slaughden [ceased to exist as a community in the early 20c] but over the centuries a shin...
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River Waveney
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The source here is at Lopham & Redgrave Fen, but the end is at Burgh Castle discharging into Breydon Water near Great Yarmouth. Westbound from Lopham/Redgrave the springs just a few yards from The Waveney becomes The Little Ouse Whilst I have walked some of these stretches of River, it is t...
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River Blyth
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Another of those unspoilt Suffolk rivers including the estuary.
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All other Suffolk Rivers that are not listed
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There is The Box Mill River River Linnet River Kennet River Fynn
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River Little Ouse
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Here again the source starts from Springs at Redgrave and Lopham Fen only a few yards from the source of the Waveney. The Little Ouse flows West to The Wash at Kings Lynn, the Waveney flows East to The North Sea. I know the stretches at Knettishall Heath, Santon Downham, Thetford and Brandon then it co...
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River Rat
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The name conjures up all sorts of thoughts! Here it is at Combs Ford looking from the bridge towards the Old Mill in Stowmarket, the Rat discharges itself into the River Gipping just a few hundred yards away from here
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River Kennett
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The River Kennett runs through Moulton as here, this runs under the concrete section of the road in dry spells but in prolonged wet weather you can see the depth marker
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