River Waveney

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Waveney
The River at Beccles in Suffolk
Course of the Waveney.
Location
Country	England
Counties	Norfolk, Suffolk
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Redgrave, Suffolk
• coordinates	52°22′16″N 0°59′41″E / 52.3712°N 0.9946°E / 52.3712; 0.9946
• elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Mouth	Breydon Water
• location	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK
• coordinates	52°34′59″N 1°38′49″E / 52.583°N 1.647°E / 52.583; 1.647
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	58.75 mi (94.55 km)
Basin size	339 sq mi (880 km2)
Basin features
Tributaries
• right	River Dove

The River Waveney is a river which forms the boundary between Suffolk and Norfolk, England, for much of its length within The Broads. The earliest attestation of the name is from 1275, Wahenhe, from *wagen + ea, meaning the river by a quagmire.^[1]