River Nene

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River Nene
The River Nene at Kislingbury Watermill, Northamptonshire
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	Counties: Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk
Physical characteristics
Source	Arbury Hill
• location	Badby, Northamptonshire
• coordinates	52°13′55″N 1°12′38″W / 52.2319°N 1.2105°W / 52.2319; -1.2105
• elevation	155 m (509 ft)
Mouth	The Wash, Lincolnshire
• coordinates	52°51′09″N 0°13′34″E / 52.8524°N 0.2260°E / 52.8524; 0.2260
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	105 mi (169 km)
Basin size	631 sq mi (1,630 km2)
Discharge
• average	328 cu ft/s (9.3 m3/s)

The River Nene (/ˈnɛn/ or /ˈniːn/: see below) is a river that flows through the east of England. At 105 miles (169 km) long,^[1] it is the tenth-longest in the United Kingdom.

The river rises from three sources in Northamptonshire^[2] and flows into the North Sea via The Wash. From the west, it flows through Northampton, Wellingborough, and Peterborough.

About 3.7 miles (6.0 km) of the Nene forms the border between Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. It is navigable for 88 miles (142 km), from Northampton to The Wash.