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rivers across
England and Wales, was held in Llangollen. Following the failure of the access agreement, the Welsh Canoeing Association advises canoeists to use their own judgement about using the river, which in practice means many canoeists use the river at will from the numerous access points along its banks.
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scheme in 1911 with the help of a small generator building which is still visible today, used as a pumping station for water since 1951. However the first water pumping station here was set up in 1600 by John Tyrer who pumped water to a square tower built on the city's
Bridgegate. It was destroyed in
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and touring river (particularly the grade III/IV whitewater section upstream of
Llangollen). It stays high after rain for longer than most British rivers and is paddleable year-round (thanks to the Dee Regulation Scheme). Canoeing used to be allowed on about twelve weekends per year, and tens of
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associations owning fishing rights on the Dee broke down. The anglers wanted to restrict the numbers of paddlers on the river when paddling was allowed but the Welsh Canoe
Association wanted to renew the previous agreement. In November 2004, a protest about the lack of access on the Dee, and to
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There are a number of direct water abstractions upstream of
Chester by three water companies and by the canal. The size of the abstraction is very large compared to the summer flow and the flow in the river is very highly regulated through the use of reservoirs to store water in the winter and
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The coal industry in particular gave rise to a number of chemical industries some of which survive to this day and which both take water from the river and discharge their cleaned up effluent back into the river. Industries in the valley include commercial chemicals manufacture, wood chip and
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Chester, the river flows along an artificial channel excavated between 1732 and 1736. The work was planned and undertaken by engineers from the Netherlands and paid for by local merchants and Chester Corporation. It was an attempt to improve navigation for shipping and reduce silting.
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in 1870, it was considered a marvel of early suspension bridge design. In 1928 the original bridge was destroyed by severe flooding and was rebuilt in its current form from original parts in 1929. The course of the river then takes it through
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fishing, mostly in the upper waters and a good coarse fishery in the lower reaches. A major pollution incident in the middle reaches in the late 1990s did extensive damage to the fishery from which it is now largely recovered.
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Large parts of the catchment are devoted to agriculture and there a number of abstractions made from the river for summer irrigation. The volumes involved are not however significant.
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From Chirk downstream, the river valley has supported a wide range of industries that were initially drawn to the area by the presence of coal mines and later by the deep deposits of
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Chester's trade had declined steadily since the end of the 17th century as sediment had prevented larger craft reaching the city, spelling the end for the Port of
Chester.
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Canoeing is permitted on one 100 m long rapid, 1 km upstream of
Llangollen. Wildwater and slalom races are still held at Serpent's Tail rapid upstream of Llangollen.
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is 1,816.8 km (701.5 sq mi). The estimated average annual rainfall over the catchment area is 640 mm (25 in), yielding an average flow of 37
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per day (600 L/s). This tunnel was originally constructed to drain metal mines in Halkyn
Mountain. Once the main River Dee approaches the Cheshire border and the
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England–Wales border before fully entering England north-east of Wrexham. It flows through Chester then re-enters Wales; the final section is
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of Chester), which was opened in 1833 to ease congestion on the Old Dee Bridge. This bridge was opened by Princess Victoria five years before she became Queen.
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the Civil War but an octagonal tower built in 1690 for the same purpose lasted until the gate was replaced with an arch in the mid-18th century.
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and Queens Park High School are school-dedicated rowing clubs. All these share the slightly meandering Chester/lower reach above the weir.
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and contains several heavy industries. From here the Dee passes beneath three road bridges. The first two are adjacent to each other at
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in Wales for centuries, possibly since its founding in the 5th century. It was recorded in the 13th century (in mainstream
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ascending the river, and also a weirgate for navigating the weir at spring tides. A little further downstream stands the
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before reaching the centre of Chester. In the city centre the river passes and around the Earl's Eye(s) meadow at
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and caverns and during the summer months long stretches of the river bed run dry. These caves include
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area before making its confluence north of Holt. Throughout the length of the Alyn there are numerous
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to supply power to his corn mills. Throughout the centuries the weir has been used to power corn,
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and Parkgate the Dee Estuary forms the boundary between the local authority areas of
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The Deva (Chester) Triathlon uses the Dee for the swim leg of the race.
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2164:"Airbus A380 barge 'Afon Dyfrdwy' at Queensferry blue bridge 15/02/10"
1909:, along the River Dee, with the River Dee (England) SSSI in England.
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down the River Dee to Mostyn, and onwards to France; March 2020.
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release it in the summer. The whole system is managed as the
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The Rise and Fall of Parkgate, Passenger Port for Ireland
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Disaster on the Dee: Robert Stephenson's Nemesis of 1847
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575:". The river is personified as the war and fate goddess
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is 113 km (70 miles) and it is largely located in
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and passes through the Bala sluice gates, part of the
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Map of the route of the River Dee in Wales and England
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and fish counting station to monitor the numbers of
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North Wales Expressway, tracing northwards past the
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on the English, before passing wholly into Wales at
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on the Welsh side, and the 5th-century earthwork of
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582:The river name inspired the name of Roman fortress
1819:(hosting also Chester University Rowing Club) and
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998:in England beneath the 14th-century, Grade I
591:It is the only river in the UK to be subject to a
552:The River Dee was the traditional boundary of the
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679:View downriver from the bridge in the centre of
1077:. A number of these pits are now being used as
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978:. At this point the border between Wrexham and
691:River Dee in snow at Llangollen (February 2007)
497:is within England, and two other sections form
1462:, forming the northeasternmost section of the
1212:The other side of the Grosvenor Bridge is the
695:The River Dee has its source on the slopes of
2628:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Clwyd
2557:"The adventures of a salmon in the river Dee"
2093:The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard
1802:- the national white water centre for Wales.
1410:Between the second and third road bridges is
1008:One of the major tributaries of the Dee, the
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1510:. Northwards it forms the boundary with the
1433:station serves the Deeside Industrial Park,
1596:mudstones by glacial ice during successive
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2191:. Environment Agency Wales. Archived from
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938:bridge. A couple more miles downstream is
763:and Cynwyd before arriving at the town of
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1980:List of crossings of the River Dee, Wales
1081:sites for domestic and commercial waste.
890:Less than a mile east of the aqueduct at
798:following the river on its route between
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2618:River navigations in the United Kingdom
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272:1,816.8 km (701.5 sq mi)
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2186:"marine safety in the Dee Conservancy"
1809:is held on the Dee in aid of charity.
950:. Until 1974 this area was part of an
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2089:"BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION"
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2381:Emery, Gordon, ed. (October 2005).
1903:Site of Special Scientific Interest
1894:Site of Special Scientific Interest
1850:Site of Special Scientific Interest
1466:coast and the western coast of the
866:John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey
755:road. Leaving Gwynedd and entering
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1976:, the Celtic Goddess of the river.
1905:(SSSI) in the preserved county of
1794:A major tributary of the Dee, the
904:Shrewsbury to Chester railway line
813:the river passes over the manmade
780:Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB
560:, lacking the letters v and w) as
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2139:. CEH Wallingford. Archived from
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767:. From here the river passes the
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2613:Rivers of Wrexham County Borough
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887:120 feet (37 m) overhead.
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1512:Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
1222:North Wales Coast railway line
1126:Queen's Park Suspension Bridge
894:, the river is crossed by the
213: • coordinates
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2244:Countryside Council for Wales
2137:"National River Flow Archive"
1997:
1763:The Dee used to be a popular
1710:Previously the wings for the
1498:on the Wirral side. South of
1458:the river opens out into the
1263:River Dee Navigation Act 1732
883:, of 1805, which carries the
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571:: "River of the Goddess" or "
544:23 km (14 miles) long.
465:) is a river flowing through
105:Physical characteristics
1437:and the works at Dee Marsh.
1237:Chester and Holyhead Railway
1235:The bridge that carries the
1173:Above the Old Dee Bridge is
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918:and the confluence with the
826:and under its 16th-century,
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1281:Parliament of Great Britain
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1256:United Kingdom legislation
974:where it is joined by the
834:and considered one of the
832:Scheduled Ancient Monument
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646:: 325 acres (1.32 km)
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558:Middle English orthography
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16:River in Wales and England
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2500:Map all coordinates using
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1817:Royal Chester Rowing Club
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1508:Cheshire West and Chester
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1899:Afon Dyfrdwy (River Dee)
1844:Afon Dyfrdwy (River Dee)
1387:and its predecessor the
1338:were reclaimed from the
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264:113 km (70 mi)
2248:Natural Resources Wales
2115:"Water Protection Zone"
2023:Encyclopædia Britannica
1918:floating water plantain
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1412:Hawarden railway bridge
1353:. On the west shore is
1205:(designed by architect
1020:Carboniferous Limestone
830:. The bridge is also a
747:and under the Grade II
516:and flows east through
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2583:Rivers of Denbighshire
2400:Emery, Gordon (2002).
2362:Emery, Gordon (2003).
2343:Emery, Gordon (1998).
2324:Emery, Gordon (1999).
2239:naturalresources.wales
2064:"Welsh Place Names: D"
2042:"Harleian Genealogies"
1985:List of SSSIs in Clwyd
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870:Wrexham County Borough
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836:Seven Wonders of Wales
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2547:Dee Estuary bird life
2520:GPX (all coordinates)
2494:at Wikimedia Commons
2457:Lewis, P. R. (2007).
2438:Wilding, Roy (2003).
2419:Wilding, Roy (1997).
2383:The Old Chester Canal
2305:Place, G. W. (1994).
1938:United Kingdom portal
1869:Biological/Geological
1821:Grosvenor Rowing Club
1751:and power station at
1741:Dee Regulation Scheme
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1435:Deeside Power Station
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881:Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
828:Grade I listed bridge
737:Dee Regulation System
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665:Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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593:Water Protection Zone
2603:Rivers of Shropshire
2598:Rivers of Merseyside
2588:Rivers of Flintshire
914:of England. Passing
703:in the mountains of
256:0 m (0 ft)
2608:Rivers of Snowdonia
2143:on 12 February 2007
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1765:whitewater kayaking
1534:of mainland Wales,
1405:cable-stayed bridge
1226:Dee bridge disaster
1098:Duke of Westminster
1040:Ogof Hen Ffynhonnau
898:, built in 1848 by
872:, passing south of
671:over the River Dee.
391:Basin features
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2578:Rivers of Cheshire
2552:Dee Estuary photos
2345:Chester Inside Out
2044:. Harleian MS 3859
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1776:competitions, and
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1520:North West England
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2017:"Dee"
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1460:Dee Estuary
1450:Dee Estuary
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2121:8 February
2117:. Croner-I
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2048:29 January
1998:References
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1728:tidal bore
1693:fibreglass
1626:Llangollen
1568:Lancashire
1548:Merseyside
1516:Merseyside
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1492:West Kirby
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599:Statistics
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1701:clay pits
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1577:and as a
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705:Snowdonia
651:Catchment
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566:Brythonic
538:Irish Sea
534:canalised
518:Bala Lake
514:Snowdonia
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371:Bala Lake
357:Discharge
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226:3°13′33″W
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137:Snowdonia
24:River Dee
2252:Archived
2215:16 March
1924:See also
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1590:Triassic
1570:coasts.
1476:Holywell
1324:Parkgate
1312:Saughall
1294:6 Geo. 2
1289:Citation
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769:Iron Age
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418:Clywedog
410:Tryweryn
76:Location
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1831:Fishing
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1705:Wrexham
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1500:Bagillt
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1454:Beyond
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1340:estuary
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1332:Sealand
1296:. c. 30
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1086:Churton
1059:Chester
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910:in the
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713:Gwynedd
697:Dduallt
548:History
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