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River Dee
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river in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, flows into the North Sea at Aberdeen
Key facts
- Native name
- Uisge Dhè ( Scottish Gaelic )
- Country
- Scotland
- County
- Aberdeenshire
- Location
- Wells of Dee, Braeriach , Cairngorms
- Elevation
- 1,220 m (4,000 ft)
- Length
- 140 km (87 mi)
- Basin size
- 2,100 km (810 sq mi)
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- River Dee at Banchory.jpg
- Length
- 154
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- Commons category
- River Dee, Aberdeenshire
- native label
- Dè
- watershed area
- 2100
- OpenStreetMap zoom level
- 8
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Article
The River Dee (Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Dhè) is a river in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It rises in the Cairngorms and flows through southern Aberdeenshire to reach the North Sea at Aberdeen. The area it passes through is known as Deeside, or Royal Deeside in the region between Braemar and Banchory because Queen Victoria came for a visit there in 1848 and greatly enjoyed herself. She and her husband, Prince Albert, built Balmoral Castle there which replaced an older castle.
Deeside is a popular area for tourists, due to the combination of its scenery and historic royal associations. It is part of the Cairngorms National Park, and the Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area. The Dee is popular with anglers and is one of the most famous salmon fishing rivers in the world.