River Ivel

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The River Ivel is a river in the east of England. It is a tributary of the River Great Ouse.

It rises just north of Baldock in Hertfordshire, but most of its course lies within Bedfordshire. It flows through Stotfold, Arlesey,Henlow, Langford, Biggleswade,Sandy and Blunham. Bedfordshire, It joins the Great Ouse near Tempsford. The total length is about 25 km. Further tributaries are known as the River Purwell as it flows through Hitchin and the River Hiz from there until it meets the Ivel.

The section from Langford to Blunham, including Sandy, is designated as a Flood Warning Area.

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Administrative areas: Northamptonshire | Buckinghamshire | Bedfordshire | Cambridgeshire | Norfolk Flows into: The Wash Towns (upstream to downstream): Brackley | Buckingham | Old Stratford Milton Keynes (Stony Stratford, Wolverton, New Bradwell, Stantonbury, Great Linford) | Newport Pagnell | Olney | Kempston | Bedford | St Neots | Godmanchester | Huntingdon | St Ives | Ely | Littleport | Downham Market | King's Lynn Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence): River Ouzel (or Lovat) | River Ivel River Kym | Old Bedford River | New Bedford River | River Cam | River Lark | River Little Ouse | River Wissey Major bridges (upstream to downstream): Harrold bridge | A428 Turvey bridge | A428 Bromham bypass A6 Bedford Town Bridge | A421 Bedford bypass | Great Barford Bridge A428 Bridge St Neots | St Neots Town Bridge | Godmanchester Chinese Bridge A14 bridge, River Great Ouse | Huntingdon Old Bridge | St Ives Bridge
Longest UK rivers: 1. Severn 2. Thames 3. Trent 4. Great Ouse 5. Wye 6. Tay 7. Spey 8. Nene 9. Clyde 10. Tweed 11. Eden 12. Dee