The '''River Dee''' (Welsh: ''Afon Dyfrdwy'' =”divine river”) flows from Bala Lake in Gwynedd, central [[Wales]], UK and flows a meandering but generally northeasterly course for some 70 miles (112 km) before turning north-west into the broadening Dee [[estuary]] which extends another 12 miles (20km) into the [[Irish Sea]] between the [[Wirral]] [[peninsula]] ([[England]]) to the east and Flintshire (Wales) to the west. Part of its lower course forms the border between Wales and England, as does the estuary. The river enters England near [[Chester]] for a brief distance. | The '''River Dee''' (Welsh: ''Afon Dyfrdwy'' =”divine river”) flows from Bala Lake in Gwynedd, central [[Wales]], UK and flows a meandering but generally northeasterly course for some 70 miles (112 km) before turning north-west into the broadening Dee [[estuary]] which extends another 12 miles (20km) into the [[Irish Sea]] between the [[Wirral]] [[peninsula]] ([[England]]) to the east and Flintshire (Wales) to the west. Part of its lower course forms the border between Wales and England, as does the estuary. The river enters England near [[Chester]] for a brief distance. |