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278:Willen Lake
262:River Ouzel
235:River Lovat
209:River Ouzel
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31:River Ouzel
21:Lovat River
1096:Categories
1060:(man-made)
970:Great Ouse
852:Great Ouse
718:River Lark
693:River Ivel
689:(or Lovat)
682:River Tove
672:confluence
648:Littleport
633:Huntingdon
571:Buckingham
539:Flows into
368:References
170:52°05′15″N
52:Billington
1064:Wraysbury
1006:Misbourne
713:River Cam
698:River Kym
591:Wolverton
497:, England
342:Clipstone
338:Hockliffe
328:(now the
243:tributary
173:0°43′00″W
1074:Man-made
796:St Neots
623:St Neots
613:Kempston
566:Brackley
546:The Wash
503:Counties
318:Pitstone
310:Ivinghoe
98:Counties
85:Location
48:Northall
1081:Jubilee
784:Bedford
775:Bedford
766:Bromham
748:Harrold
638:St Ives
618:Bedford
530:Norfolk
316:) from
294:Dagnall
290:springs
245:of the
237:, is a
93:England
90:Country
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842:Thames
837:Severn
786:bypass
768:bypass
759:bridge
757:Turvey
750:bridge
555:Towns
284:Course
198:Length
121:Source
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1047:Colne
1021:Thame
1011:Ouzel
991:Chess
886:Tweed
881:Clyde
847:Trent
608:Olney
288:From
274:Ouzel
266:Lovat
239:river
136:Mouth
1026:Tove
1001:Lyde
996:Gade
901:Eden
896:Nene
891:Avon
876:Spey
866:Ouse
781:A421
763:A428
754:A428
340:and
336:via
300:and
207:The
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