River Dee, Wales
| River Dee | |
|---|---|
River Dee at Llangollen | |
Map of the route of the River Dee in Wales and England | |
| Native name | Afon Dyfrdwy (Welsh) |
| Location | |
| Country | England and Wales |
| Cities | Chester |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | slopes of Dduallt above Llanuwchllyn, Snowdonia, Wales |
| • coordinates | 52°49′56″N 3°45′56″W / 52.8322°N 3.7656°W |
| • elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Mouth | Dee Estuary |
• coordinates | 53°21′14″N 3°13′33″W / 53.3539°N 3.2258°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 113 km (70 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,816.8 km2 (701.5 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Chester Weir |
| • average | 29.71 m3/s (1,049 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Manley Hall |
| • average | 31.03 m3/s (1,096 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Bala Lake |
| • average | 13.06 m3/s (461 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Tryweryn, Alwen, Clywedog, Alyn |
| • right | Ceiriog, Wych Brook |
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The River Dee (Welsh: Afon Dyfrdwy, Latin: Deva Fluvius) flows through North Wales and Cheshire, England. The majority of the river is located in Wales, with the stretch between Aldford and Saltney within England and two other sections forming the border between the two countries. The length of the section from Bala to Chester is 113 km (70 miles).
The river rises on Dduallt in Snowdonia and flows east through Bala Lake, Corwen, and Llangollen. It turns north near Overton-on-Dee and forms part of the England–Wales border before fully entering England near Aldford, north-east of Wrexham. It flows through Chester then re-enters Wales near Saltney; the final section is canalised and discharges to the Irish Sea via an estuary 23 km (14 miles) long.