Dee (North Sea)
| Dee | ||
 The Dee at Banchory |
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| Data | ||
| location | United Kingdom | |
| source | Summit plateau of Braeriach 57 ° 4 ′ 2 ″ N , 3 ° 45 ′ 11 ″ W |
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| Source height | 1220 m ASL | |
| muzzle | at Aberdeen in the North Sea Coordinates: 57 ° 8 ′ 31 ″ N , 2 ° 4 ′ 5 ″ W 57 ° 8 ′ 31 ″ N , 2 ° 4 ′ 5 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 1220 m | |
| Bottom slope | 8.7 ‰ | |
| length | 140 km | |
| Catchment area | 2100 km² | |
The Dee ( Gaelic Uisge Dè ) is a river in northeast Scotland . It rises on the high plateau of the third highest Scottish mountain, the Braeriach in the Cairngorm Mountains, and flows into the North Sea after 140 km near Aberdeen . The source height of around 1220 m is considered the highest of all major rivers in the British Isles. The river forms several waterfalls (including the Falls of Dee just behind the source and the Linn of Dee rapids near the small town of Inverey) and is only navigable for a short distance in the port of Aberdeen . Here the river represents the widened and deepened port entrance, and it is also used as one of a total of three port basins. To the west of Queen Elizabeth Bridge , larger ships or boats can no longer sail.
The upper part of the Dee Valley is also known as the "Royal Deeside". Located between Braemar and Ballater , Balmoral Castle has been the Scottish summer residence of the British royal family since the time of Queen Victoria .
On both sides of the Dee there are over 50 stone circles of the recumbent stone circle type represented here in particular .
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- ↑ Dee Catchment Management Plan (DCMP) on www.deepartnership.org (page 16 - English; PDF; 2.5 MB)
