River Cam

The River Cam is the principle stream coursing through Cambridge in eastern England. In the wake of leaving Cambridge, it streams north and east into the Great Ouse toward the south of Ely at Pope's Corner. The Great Ouse interfaces the Cam toward the North Sea at King's Lynn: The aggregate separation from Cambridge to the ocean is around 40 mi 64 km and is traversable for punts, little water crafts, and paddling create.

The Great Ouse additionally associates with England's waterway framework by means of the Middle Level Navigations and the River Nene. Altogether, the Cam keeps running for around 69 kilometers 43 mi from its uttermost source close Debden in Essex to its intersection with the Great Ouse.

The two essential tributaries of the Cam are the Granta and the Rhee, however both are otherwise called the Cam. A further tributary, otherwise called the Granta, runs 10 mi 16 km from south of Haverhill to join the bigger Granta south of Great Shelford. Another minor tributary is Bourn Brook which has its source close to the town of Eltisley, 10 mi 16 km west of Cambridge, running east through Caxton, Bourn and Toft to join the Cam at Byron's Pool.