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Description: This 25.7 mile river runs from Bungay the junction with the River Yare at Breydon Water. Only the 21.5 miles of tidal water, below Geldeston Lock, are currently navigable.
Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads
Navigation Authority: : Broads Authority, Dragonfly House 2 Gilders Way Norwich NR3 1UB : Telephone 01603 610734 : Fax 01603 756069 : Email broads@broads-authority.gov.uk :
Website: http://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/
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River Waveney: Table of distances |
Miles |
Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Bungay Slaithe |
0 |
0 |
U |
0 |
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Wainford Mill Lock |
0.6 |
1 |
U |
TM350901 |
134 |
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Ellingham Mill Lock |
2 |
2 |
U |
TM364916 |
134 |
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Geldeston Lock |
Shipmeadow Lock |
4.3 |
3 |
U |
TM389908 |
134 |
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Beccles Town Bridge |
7.4 |
3 |
N |
TM420910 |
134 |
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Stanley Brickyard Staithe |
8.9 |
3 |
N |
TM433925 |
134 |
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Aldeby Staithe |
10.1 |
3 |
N |
TM447921 |
134 |
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Worlingham Staithe |
10.5 |
3 |
N |
TM451915 |
134 |
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Six mile Corner Reach |
11.8 |
3 |
N |
TM470916 |
134 |
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Seven Mile Corner |
12.6 |
3 |
N |
TM479922 |
134 |
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Carlton Share Mill |
14.1 |
3 |
N |
TM493927 |
134 |
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Burgh St Peter Staithe |
14.4 |
3 |
N |
TM493934 |
134 |
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Junction with Oulton Broad and Dyke Junction with Oulton Dyke leading to Oulton Broad |
15.3 |
3 |
N |
TM500943 |
134 |
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Somerleyton Staithe |
Somerleyton Dyke 100 yards South |
18.3 |
3 |
N |
TM475970 |
134 |
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Junction with Haddiscoe (or New) Cut - Norfolk & Suffolk Broads Junction with the New, or Haddiscoe, Cut |
20.1 |
3 |
N |
TM456988 |
134 |
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St Olaves Road Bridge |
A143 Road |
20.4 |
3 |
N |
TM456994 |
134 |
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Burgh Staithe |
25.1 |
3 |
N |
TG473039 |
134 |
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Junction with River Yare Junction with the River Yare at the West end of Breydon Water |
25.8 |
3 |
N |
TG471052 |
134 |
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NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.