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Dee

River which flows through Aberdeenshire, Scotland and the city of Aberdeen; length 137 km/85 mi. From its source in the Cairngorm Mountains, it flows east into the North Sea at Aberdeen (by an artificial channel in this latter stage). Near Braemar the river passes through a rock gorge, the Linn of Dee. Balmoral Castle is on its banks. It is noted for salmon fishing and is the fifth-longest river in Scotland.

There is another River Dee (61 km/38 mi) in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, and another (112 km/70 mi) flowing through Wales and England.

Dee

River that flows through Wales and England; length 112 km/70 mi. Rising in Bala Lake, Gwynedd, it flows into the Irish Sea west of Chester. There is another River Dee (61 km/38 mi) in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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But, sweet chuck, I prythee bring three quarts of ale at least, one for thy drinking and two for mine, for my thirst is such that methinks I can drink ale as the sands of the River Dee drink salt water.
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