River Dee , Aberdeenshire - wikipedia River Dee , Aberdeenshire Jump to : navigation , search For other places with the same name , see River Dee . River Dee ( Uisge Dhè ) River The River Dee at Potarch , between Aboyne and Banchory . Country Scotland County Aberdeenshire Source - location Wells of Dee , Braeriach , Cairngorms - elevation 1,220 m ( 4,003 ft ) Mouth - location Aberdeen - coordinates 57 ° 08 ′ 32 '' N 2 ° 04 ′ 02 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 57.1422 ° N 2.0673 ° W ﻿ / 57.1422 ; - 2.0673 Coordinates : 57 ° 08 ′ 32 '' N 2 ° 04 ′ 02 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 57.1422 ° N 2.0673 ° W ﻿ / 57.1422 ; - 2.0673 Length 140 km ( 87 mi ) Basin 2,100 km ( 811 sq mi ) The north east of Scotland , showing the location of the Dee . Notes : 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 to love the place and built Balmoral Castle there . Deeside is a popular area for tourists , due to the combination of scenic beauty and historic and royal associations . The scenic beauty of Deeside is recognised by its inclusion in 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 . The New Statistical Account of Scotland attributed the name Dee as having been used as early as the second century AD in the work of the Alexandrian geographer Claudius Ptolemy , as Δηοῦα ( = Deva ) , meaning ' Goddess ' , indicating a divine status for the river in the beliefs of the ancient inhabitants of the area . There are several other rivers of the same name in Great Britain , and these are believed to have similar derivations , as may the Dee 's near neighbour to the north , the River Don . Contents ( hide ) 1 Geography 1.1 Upper reaches 1.2 Linn of Dee 1.3 Strathdee 2 Nature and conservation 3 Transport on Deeside 4 Royal Deeside 5 Gallery 6 References 7 External links Geography ( edit ) Upper reaches ( edit ) Falls of Dee in An Garbh Choire The River Dee rises from a spring on the Braeriach plateau in the Cairngorm Mountains at a height of at about 1,220 m , the highest source of any major river in the British Isles . Emerging in a number of pools called the Wells of Dee the young Dee then flows across the plateau to the cliff edge from where the Falls of Dee plunge into An Garbh Choire ( `` burn of the rough corrie '' ) . The river is then joined by a tributary coming from the Pools of Dee in the Lairig Ghru , and flows south down the Lairig Ghru between Ben Macdui and Cairn Toul , tumbling over falls in the Chest of Dee on its way to White Bridge and the confluence with the Geldie Burn , at which point it turns east . Linn of Dee ( edit ) Linn of Dee above Braemar At Linn of Dee the river passes east through a 300 metre natural rock gorge , a spot much favoured by Queen Victoria during her stays at Balmoral . The queen opened the bridge that spans the Dee at this point in 1857 . Between Linn of Dee and Braemar the Lui Water ( formed by the Luibeg and Derry burns ) and the Quoich Water join the growing River Dee . The River Clunie enters the Dee at Braemar . Strathdee ( edit ) Through Deeside the river passes Braemar , Balmoral Castle , Ballater , Dinnet , Aboyne and Banchory to reach the sea at Aberdeen . Near Ballater two rivers are tributaries : the River Gairn flowing from the north and the River Muick , flowing out of Loch Muick , from the south . The river remains within the Cairngorms National Park until it reaches Dinnett . Water of Tanar flows through Glen Tanar before joining at Aboyne . The Falls of Feugh has its confluence with the Dee at Banchory and Coy Burn enters at Milton of Crathes . The tidal limit is just above Bridge of Dee , built about 1720 , which carries the main A90 trunk road from Aberdeen to the south . Before reaching the North Sea , the river passes through Aberdeen Harbour , the principal marine centre for the energy industry in Europe , servicing the offshore oil and gas industry . An artificial channel was constructed in 1872 to straighten the river 's flow into the sea . Footdee ( `` Fittie '' ) is an old fishing village at the east end of Aberdeen Harbour . For Bridges in Aberdeen , see Transport in Aberdeen § Bridges . Nature and conservation ( edit ) Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area IUCN category V ( protected landscape / seascape ) Caledonian pine forest , Glen Tanar Location Aberdeenshire , Scotland Area 398 km ( 154 sq mi ) Established 1981 Governing body Scottish Natural Heritage The Dee is important for nature conservation and the area has many designated sites . The upper catchment down to Inverey is within the Mar Lodge Estate , which is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and has been classified as a National Nature Reserve since May 2017 . The Cairngorms National Park , established in 2003 covers the whole of the catchment of the Dee , including tributaries , down to as far as Dinnet . As well being included as part of the Cairngorms National Park the Deeside area , along with the mountains surrounding Lochnagar as far south as the head of Glen Doll , are together classified as the Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area , one of 40 such areas in Scotland . The designated national scenic area covers 39,787 ha , extending from the Geldie down to Ballater . The entire length of the Dee is defined as a Special Area of Conservation ( SAC ) due to its importance for salmon , otters and Freshwater pearl mussels . Other SACs within the Deeside area include Glen Tanar , the Muir of Dinnet , Ballochbuie and the Morrone Birkwood . The southern side of Deeside is classified as a Special Protection Area , due to the area 's importance for golden eagles . Much of the semi-natural Caledonian pine forest in Scotland is within the Dee catchment . The area contains nationally rare examples of pine woods , birch woods and heather moors with associated wildlife . On the valley floor there are deciduous alder and mixed broadleaved woods , and meadow grasslands . The Dee is a popular salmon river , having a succession of varied pools , intersected by sharp rapids . In 1995 it was estimated that salmon fishing on the river contributed between £ 5 and £ 6 million a year to the Grampian Region economy . Transport on Deeside ( edit ) The A93 road runs west along the north bank of the river from Aberdeen to Braemar before it turns south , leaving Deeside , to climb to the Glenshee Ski Centre at Cairnwell Pass and then onwards to Perth . Just west of Ballater the A939 Lecht Road leaves the A93 to take a tortuous climb towards the Lecht Ski Centre then on to Tomintoul and eventually Nairn . Beyond Braemar a narrow road continues along the south side of the Dee as far as Linn of Dee , at which point it doubles back to terminate at Linn of Quioch on the north bank of the Dee . There are no paved roads into the Cairngorms beyond Linn of Dee , although two walking routes , the Lairig Ghru and the Lairig an Laoigh , continue via passes in the mountains to reach Speyside . Until 1966 the Deeside Railway ran from Aberdeen to Ballater , operated by the Great North of Scotland Railway . The line opened from Aberdeen to Banchory in 1853 , was extended to Aboyne in 1859 , , with a further extension to Ballater opening in 1866. The line was not extended beyond Ballater to Braemar as this would require running close to Balmoral , leading to objections from Queen Victoria . The Royal Family used Ballater Station when visiting Balmoral , and the station was converted into a rail museum after the closure of the line , but was destroyed by fire in 2015 . A very short section of the line near Milton of Crathes has been restored as a heritage railway , named the Royal Deeside Railway . Royal Deeside ( edit ) The area around Braemar and Ballater is known as Royal Deeside by some people , and this usage has been encouraged by the tourist trade . Since the reign of Queen Victoria the British Royal Family have spent their summers at Balmoral Castle . Every year they attend the Braemar Highland Gathering and other local events . Birkhall , previously owned by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother , is now a favourite retreat of Prince Charles . Gallery ( edit ) Wells of Dee on Braeriach . Cairn Toul & Ben Macdui . The Linn of Dee . Aberdeen Harbour , at the estuary of the River Dee . The River Clunie near Braemar . Balmoral Castle in Royal Deeside ( photochrom from about 1900 ) . References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : Watson , Adam ( 1975 ) . The Cairngorms . Edinburgh : The Scottish Mountaineering Trust . ^ Jump up to : Scottish Environment Protection Agency and www.theriverdee.org ( 2007 ) . `` The River Dee Catchment Management Plan : Issues Consultation Document '' ( PDF ) . Archived from the original ( pdf ) on 21 March 2012 . Retrieved 9 March 2011 . ^ Jump up to : `` Royal Deeside '' . Visit Scotland . Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 07 . ^ Jump up to : `` Sitelink - Map Search '' . Scottish Natural Heritage . Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 19 . ^ Jump up to : `` River Dee - Angling '' . River Dee Trust . Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 07 . Jump up ^ `` The New Statistical Account of Scotland , pp. 3 - 4 '' . William Blackwood and Sons . 1845 . Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 28 . Jump up ^ Anderson , Robert ( 1911 ) , Deeside , Adam & Charles Black , 4 Soho Square , London ^ Jump up to : Ordnance Survey Landranger 1 : 50000 , Sheet 43 Jump up ^ `` Linn o ' Dee history , tourist information , and nearby accommodation '' . Britain Express . Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 28 . Jump up ^ Ordnance Survey Landranger 1 : 50000 , Sheet 44 Jump up ^ Stapleton , C. ; Pethick , J. ( 1996 ) . Review 52 . Coastal processes and management of the Scottish Estuaries . III . The Dee , Don and Ythan Estuaries ( PDF ) . Scottish Natural Heritage . p. 19 . Jump up ^ `` Aberdeen Harbour '' . Aberdeen Harbour Board . Archived from the original on 29 May 2014 . Retrieved 9 November 2013 . Jump up ^ `` National Scenic Areas - Maps '' . SNH. 2010 - 12 - 20 . Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 28 . Jump up ^ `` Scotland 's Newest National Nature Reserves '' . National Trust for Scotland . 2017 - 04 - 17 . Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 07 . Jump up ^ `` History Leading to the Cairngorms National Park '' . Cairngorms National Park Authority . Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 27 . Jump up ^ `` National Scenic Areas '' . Scottish Natural Heritage . Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 17 . Jump up ^ `` National Scenic Areas - Maps '' . SNH. 2010 - 12 - 20 . Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 28 . Jump up ^ `` Map : Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area '' ( PDF ) . Scottish Natural Heritage . 2010 - 12 - 20 . Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 28 . Jump up ^ `` Site Details for River Dee '' . Scottish Natural Heritage . 2018 - 02 - 01 . Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 28 . Jump up ^ `` Site Details for Cairngorms Massif '' . Scottish Natural Heritage . 2018 - 02 - 01 . Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 28 . Jump up ^ `` Caledonian Pinewood Inventory '' . Forestry Commission Scotland . 2016 - 06 - 24 . Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 28 . Jump up ^ Scottish Office ( 1997 ) . Report of the Scottish Salmon Strategy Task Force . Edinburgh : Scottish Office . Jump up ^ British Railways Pre-grouping Atlas and Gazetteer . Ian Allen publishing , 1958 / 2004 . Jump up ^ `` Deeside Railway '' . Railscot. 2011 - 09 - 07 . Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 28 . Jump up ^ `` Deeside Extension Railway '' . Railscot. 2011 - 09 - 07 . Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 28 . ^ Jump up to : `` Royal station in Ballater destroyed by fire '' . BBC News . 2015 - 05 - 12 . Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 28 . Jump up ^ `` Aboyne and Braemar Railway '' . Railscot. 2011 - 08 - 07 . Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 28 . Jump up ^ `` Royal Deeside Railway '' . 2017 . Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 28 . Jump up ^ `` The Queen , Prince Philip and Prince Charles attend the Braemar Gathering '' . News : NE Scotland , Orkney & Shetland . BBC . Retrieved 9 November 2013 . Jump up ^ Grice , Elizabeth ( 9 April 2005 ) . `` Alone at last ( with just a few house guests ) '' . Telegraph . Retrieved 9 November 2013 . External links ( edit ) Wikimedia Commons has media related to River Dee , Aberdeenshire . 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River Dee ( Uisge Dhè ) River The River Dee at Potarch , between Aboyne and Banchory . Country Scotland County Aberdeenshire Source - location Wells of Dee , Braeriach , Cairngorms - elevation 1,220 m ( 4,003 ft ) Mouth - location Aberdeen - coordinates 57 ° 08 ′ 32 '' N 2 ° 04 ′ 02 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 57.1422 ° N 2.0673 ° W ﻿ / 57.1422 ; - 2.0673 Coordinates : 57 ° 08 ′ 32 '' N 2 ° 04 ′ 02 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 57.1422 ° N 2.0673 ° W ﻿ / 57.1422 ; - 2.0673 Length 140 km ( 87 mi ) Basin 2,100 km ( 811 sq mi ) The north east of Scotland , showing the location of the Dee . Notes : River Dee ( Uisge Dhè ) River The River Dee at Potarch , between Aboyne and Banchory . Country Scotland County Aberdeenshire Source - location Wells of Dee , Braeriach , Cairngorms - elevation 1,220 m ( 4,003 ft ) Mouth - location Aberdeen - coordinates 57 ° 08 ′ 32 '' N 2 ° 04 ′ 02 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 57.1422 ° N 2.0673 ° W ﻿ / 57.1422 ; - 2.0673 Coordinates : 57 ° 08 ′ 32 '' N 2 ° 04 ′ 02 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 57.1422 ° N 2.0673 ° W ﻿ / 57.1422 ; - 2.0673 Length 140 km ( 87 mi ) Basin 2,100 km ( 811 sq mi ) The north east of Scotland , showing the location of the Dee . Notes : 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 to love the place and built Balmoral Castle there . Deeside is a popular area for tourists , due to the combination of scenic beauty and historic and royal associations . The scenic beauty of Deeside is recognised by its inclusion in 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 . The New Statistical Account of Scotland attributed the name Dee as having been used as early as the second century AD in the work of the Alexandrian geographer Claudius Ptolemy , as Δηοῦα ( = Deva ) , meaning ' Goddess ' , indicating a divine status for the river in the beliefs of the ancient inhabitants of the area . There are several other rivers of the same name in Great Britain , and these are believed to have similar derivations , as may the Dee 's near neighbour to the north , the River Don . The River Dee rises from a spring on the Braeriach plateau in the Cairngorm Mountains at a height of at about 1,220 m , the highest source of any major river in the British Isles . Emerging in a number of pools called the Wells of Dee the young Dee then flows across the plateau to the cliff edge from where the Falls of Dee plunge into An Garbh Choire ( `` burn of the rough corrie '' ) . The river is then joined by a tributary coming from the Pools of Dee in the Lairig Ghru , and flows south down the Lairig Ghru between Ben Macdui and Cairn Toul , tumbling over falls in the Chest of Dee on its way to White Bridge and the confluence with the Geldie Burn , at which point it turns east . At Linn of Dee the river passes east through a 300 metre natural rock gorge , a spot much favoured by Queen Victoria during her stays at Balmoral . The queen opened the bridge that spans the Dee at this point in 1857 . Between Linn of Dee and Braemar the Lui Water ( formed by the Luibeg and Derry burns ) and the Quoich Water join the growing River Dee . The River Clunie enters the Dee at Braemar . Through Deeside the river passes Braemar , Balmoral Castle , Ballater , Dinnet , Aboyne and Banchory to reach the sea at Aberdeen . Near Ballater two rivers are tributaries : the River Gairn flowing from the north and the River Muick , flowing out of Loch Muick , from the south . The river remains within the Cairngorms National Park until it reaches Dinnett . Water of Tanar flows through Glen Tanar before joining at Aboyne . The Falls of Feugh has its confluence with the Dee at Banchory and Coy Burn enters at Milton of Crathes . The tidal limit is just above Bridge of Dee , built about 1720 , which carries the main A90 trunk road from Aberdeen to the south . Before reaching the North Sea , the river passes through Aberdeen Harbour , the principal marine centre for the energy industry in Europe , servicing the offshore oil and gas industry . An artificial channel was constructed in 1872 to straighten the river 's flow into the sea . Footdee ( `` Fittie '' ) is an old fishing village at the east end of Aberdeen Harbour . Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area IUCN category V ( protected landscape / seascape ) Caledonian pine forest , Glen Tanar Location Aberdeenshire , Scotland Area 398 km ( 154 sq mi ) Established 1981 Governing body Scottish Natural Heritage Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area IUCN category V ( protected landscape / seascape ) Caledonian pine forest , Glen Tanar Location Aberdeenshire , Scotland Area 398 km ( 154 sq mi ) Established 1981 Governing body Scottish Natural Heritage The Dee is important for nature conservation and the area has many designated sites . The upper catchment down to Inverey is within the Mar Lodge Estate , which is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and has been classified as a National Nature Reserve since May 2017 . The Cairngorms National Park , established in 2003 covers the whole of the catchment of the Dee , including tributaries , down to as far as Dinnet . As well being included as part of the Cairngorms National Park the Deeside area , along with the mountains surrounding Lochnagar as far south as the head of Glen Doll , are together classified as the Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area , one of 40 such areas in Scotland . The designated national scenic area covers 39,787 ha , extending from the Geldie down to Ballater . The entire length of the Dee is defined as a Special Area of Conservation ( SAC ) due to its importance for salmon , otters and Freshwater pearl mussels . Other SACs within the Deeside area include Glen Tanar , the Muir of Dinnet , Ballochbuie and the Morrone Birkwood . The southern side of Deeside is classified as a Special Protection Area , due to the area 's importance for golden eagles . Much of the semi-natural Caledonian pine forest in Scotland is within the Dee catchment . The area contains nationally rare examples of pine woods , birch woods and heather moors with associated wildlife . On the valley floor there are deciduous alder and mixed broadleaved woods , and meadow grasslands . The Dee is a popular salmon river , having a succession of varied pools , intersected by sharp rapids . In 1995 it was estimated that salmon fishing on the river contributed between £ 5 and £ 6 million a year to the Grampian Region economy . The A93 road runs west along the north bank of the river from Aberdeen to Braemar before it turns south , leaving Deeside , to climb to the Glenshee Ski Centre at Cairnwell Pass and then onwards to Perth . Just west of Ballater the A939 Lecht Road leaves the A93 to take a tortuous climb towards the Lecht Ski Centre then on to Tomintoul and eventually Nairn . Beyond Braemar a narrow road continues along the south side of the Dee as far as Linn of Dee , at which point it doubles back to terminate at Linn of Quioch on the north bank of the Dee . There are no paved roads into the Cairngorms beyond Linn of Dee , although two walking routes , the Lairig Ghru and the Lairig an Laoigh , continue via passes in the mountains to reach Speyside . Until 1966 the Deeside Railway ran from Aberdeen to Ballater , operated by the Great North of Scotland Railway . The line opened from Aberdeen to Banchory in 1853 , was extended to Aboyne in 1859 , , with a further extension to Ballater opening in 1866. The line was not extended beyond Ballater to Braemar as this would require running close to Balmoral , leading to objections from Queen Victoria . The Royal Family used Ballater Station when visiting Balmoral , and the station was converted into a rail museum after the closure of the line , but was destroyed by fire in 2015 . A very short section of the line near Milton of Crathes has been restored as a heritage railway , named the Royal Deeside Railway . The area around Braemar and Ballater is known as Royal Deeside by some people , and this usage has been encouraged by the tourist trade . Since the reign of Queen Victoria the British Royal Family have spent their summers at Balmoral Castle . Every year they attend the Braemar Highland Gathering and other local events . Birkhall , previously owned by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother , is now a favourite retreat of Prince Charles . Wells of Dee on Braeriach . Cairn Toul & Ben Macdui . The Linn of Dee . Aberdeen Harbour , at the estuary of the River Dee . The River Clunie near Braemar . Balmoral Castle in Royal Deeside ( photochrom from about 1900 ) . Wells of Dee on Braeriach . Wells of Dee on Braeriach . Cairn Toul & Ben Macdui . Cairn Toul & Ben Macdui . The Linn of Dee . The Linn of Dee . Aberdeen Harbour , at the estuary of the River Dee . Aberdeen Harbour , at the estuary of the River Dee . The River Clunie near Braemar . The River Clunie near Braemar . Balmoral Castle in Royal Deeside ( photochrom from about 1900 ) . Balmoral Castle in Royal Deeside ( photochrom from about 1900 ) .