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River Dee

Description of River Dee: Runs from Almere Ferry to Point of Air, 33 miles in total. Tidal below Chester weir.

History of River Dee: Promoted by Acts of 1734, 1744 and 1791.
For more details see the History page.

Navigation Authority: : Chester City Council Dee, Grosvenor Park Lodge, Chester, CH1 1QQ: Telephone 01244 325681 : Email d.gorrell@chestercc.gov.uk : (Covers the river from above Chester Weir up to Almere Ferry.).

Website: http://www.chester.gov.uk/tourism_and_leisure/river_dee.aspx

Navigation Authority of River Dee : Environment Agency Recreation and Navigation, Region: North West Region, Richard Fairclough House, Knutsford Road, Warrington WA4 1HG: Telephone 01925 653999 : Fax 01925 415961 : (Covers the river from Chester Weir down to Point of Air.).

Trip boats at Chester

Related Books of River Dee

• The Wizard Dee. A June Voyage from Bala to the Sea by T W Cubbon, Edition: 1st edition, 176 pages, Published by Witherby, in 1934, Illustrated..
• The Canals of the West Midlands (2nd Ed) by Charles Hadfield, 352 pages, Published by Augustus M Kelley, in 1969,

Related videos of River Dee

• Carry On Up the Lune Chris Coburn, 2 hours 29 minutes Produced by Laurence Hogg Productions, To the Lancaster canal to see it all! via the Irish sea and return via the Dee, epic adventure cruising Available on tape. Order on video tape from

Related photographs of River Dee

• River Dee - Chester Trip boats on River Dee

Related External Web Sites of River Dee

• Chester City Council The navigation authority for the river Dee from above Chester Weir to Almere Ferry.

River Dee: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Almere Ferry	Upper limit of navigation		0	0	D	SJ405563	117
Pulford Brook			1.5	0	N	SJ409577	117
Ironbridge, Eaton Park and Hall			3.5	0	N	SJ417601	117
Crook of Dee			5	0	N	SJ423615	117
Eccleston Ferry			6	0	N	SJ415621	117
Chester Weir and Dee Bridge	Special Arrangements are needed to navigate through the gate in the weir at a suitable tide. Contact North West Water Authority, Wirral Water Supply Unit, 69 Allport Road, Bromborough, Wirral. Tel 051 608 8521.		10	0	D	SJ406657	117
Railway Bridge	Chester to Wrexham line		11	0	N	SJ396658	117
Crane Wharf Junction	Dee Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal junction		11.4	0	N	SJ397665	117
Saltney Bridge			13.5	0	N	SJ369658	117
Sandycroft			15.6	0	N	SJ337676	117
Queensferry Bridge			16.9	0	N	SJ321686	117
Railway Bridge			17.6	0	N	SJ310693	117
Connah's Quay			18.8	0	N	SJ294699	117
Point of Air			33	0	N		0

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.