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The River Ouse is a river in the county of West and East Sussex in England. It rises near Lower Beeding, passes through Lewes and the South Downs and joins the English Channel at Newhaven, East Sussex. This bridge across the Danube River links Hungary with Slovakia. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate... Statistics Population: 16,000 Location OS grid reference: TQ414101 Administration District: Lewes Shire county: East Sussex Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: East Sussex Historic county: Sussex Services Police force: Sussex Police Fire and rescue: East Sussex Ambulance: South East Coast Post... Near Beachy Head The South Downs is one of the two areas of chalk downland in southern England. ... Satellite view of the English Channel The English Channel (French: (IPA: ), the sleeve; Dutch: Het Kanaal) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. ... Newhaven is a town in the Lewes District of East Sussex in England. ...

Unlike the other British rivers called the Ouse, whose name comes from a Scandinavian root cognate with "oose", its name may come from a corruption of the French "Rivière de Lewes"^{[citation needed]}. The river was originally known as the River Mid-wynd.^{[citation needed]}

The author Virginia Woolf drowned herself in the River Ouse in 1941, near the village of Rodmell. For the American childrens writer, see Virginia Euwer Wolff Virginia Woolf (née Stephen) (January 25, 1882 – March 28, 1941) was an English novelist and essayist regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century. ... Rodmell is a small village in the county of East Sussex, near the county town of Lewes. ...

There is at present a lot of research into the presence and effects of organic and inorganic pollutants in the Sussex Ouse. The nature of the river is that sediment in high-flow areas is absent, with the exception of the Denton Island area. In 2001 the river flooded, placing areas of the river towns Lewes and Uckfield under water. Statistics Population: 16,000 Location OS grid reference: TQ414101 Administration District: Lewes Shire county: East Sussex Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: East Sussex Historic county: Sussex Services Police force: Sussex Police Fire and rescue: East Sussex Ambulance: South East Coast Post... Statistics Population: 15,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ473213 Administration District: Wealden Shire county: East Sussex Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: East Sussex Historic county: Sussex Services Police force: {{{Police}}} Ambulance service: South East Coast Post office and telephone Post...

The river is known for the unusually large Sea Trout that migrate up the river twice a year to spawn. The river also contains large Pike (up to 30lbs) and more recently large Carp. Other species include Barbel, Roach, Dace, Rudd, Minnow, Perch, Chub, Pumpkinseed and Tench. The tidal stretches also contain Mullet and near the mouth, Bass Trinomial name Salmo trutta fario Salmo trutta trutta The Brown Trout (Salmo trutta fario) and the Sea Trout (Salmo trutta trutta) are subspecies distinguished chiefly by the fact that the Brown Trout is largely a freshwater fish, while the Sea Trout shows anadromous reproduction, spawning in fresh water but migrating... // “Pickerel” redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This koi carp has two pairs of barbels, the second pair being quite small. ... Binomial name Rutilus rutilus Linnaeus, 1758 The Roach (Rutilus rutilus, family Cyprinidae, plural also roach) is a small freshwater and brackish water fish native to most of Europe and western Asia. ... A dace is any of a number of species of small cyprinid fish. ... Binomial name Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Linneaus, 1758) The Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) is a small fish, a widespread member of the family Cyprinidae. ... The word minnow can mean, in decreasing order of specificity: The Eurasian minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Any, particularly small, fish of the family Cyprinidae Fish of the family Galaxiidae, in particular those of genus galaxiid occurring in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Species P. flavescens (Yellow perch) P. fluviatilis (European perch) P. schrenkii (Balkhash perch) For other meanings of the word perch, including fish not in the Perca genus, see Perch (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Leuciscus cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) Head of a European chub This article is related to the fish. ... Binomial name Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) The pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) is a species of freshwater fish. ... The tench (Tinca tinca) is a small fish of the Cyprinid family, and is one of the commonest and most widely spread freshwater fishes of Europe. ... Mullet may refer to: Mullet, a kind of fish (family Mugilidae), of which the most widely known species is the grey mullet, Mugil cephalus Red mullet, a quite different fish, genus Mullus Mullet, a haircut that is short on top, and long at the back; it is also a derogatory... Striped bass (Morone saxatilis) Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) Bass (IPA /bæs/) is a name shared by many different species of popular game fish. ...

In the summer every year is held the Ouse Summer Raft Race, in which competitors construct their own rafts and paddle down the river, from Lewes to Newhaven. At Southease, the rafters are pelted by crowds on the bridge and riverbank with eggs, flour, seaweed, and water. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Statistics Population: 16,000 Location OS grid reference: TQ414101 Administration District: Lewes Shire county: East Sussex Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: East Sussex Historic county: Sussex Services Police force: Sussex Police Fire and rescue: East Sussex Ambulance: South East Coast Post... Newhaven is the name of several places in the United Kingdom: Newhaven, East Sussex Newhaven, Derbyshire Newhaven, Edinburgh Newhaven is also the name of a racehorse who won the 1896 Melbourne Cup. ... Southease is a small village and civil parish in East Sussex, in South East England just off the A26 road. ... An egg is a body consisting of an ovum surrounded by layers of membranes and an outer casing of some type, which acts to nourish and protect a developing embryo. ... {{globalize/USA} For other uses, see Flour (disambiguation). ... Ascophyllum nodosum exposed to the sun in Nova Scotia, Canada Dead Mans Fingers (Codium fragile) off Massachusetts coast For the band, see; Seaweed (band) For the rock musician, see; Seaweed (musician) Seaweeds are any of a large number of marine benthic algae. ...

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