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	River Dee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		River Dee, Wales (Afon Dyfrdwy), mostly in North Wales, flowing from Snowdonia to Chester
		River Dee, Galloway, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
		Dee River, Queensland, Australia, a tributary of the Fitzroy River
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Dee (123 words)

	Guidance \| Water Framework Directive \| Heavily Modified Water Bodies (HMWB) Working Group
		Bregenzerach is an alpine river and tributary to the Lake Constance.
		The River Elbe is one of the biggest rivers in central Europe with its springs in the central highlands of the Czech Republic.
		The catchment of the River Dee (Galloway) is situated in the southern uplands of Scotland.
	www.sepa.org.uk /hmwbworkinggroup (3919 words)

	River Dee, Galloway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from its source in Loch Dee, amongst the Galloway Hills, firstly to Clatteringshaws Loch, and then in to Loch Ken, where it joins the Water of Ken.
		The river is dammed at Tongland, two miles up the river from Kirkcudbright, to supply a power station there, part of the Galloway Hydro Electric Scheme constructed in the 30s.
		This is one of a number of Rivers Dee in the UK.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Dee,_Galloway (203 words)

	Sam Galloway Ford
		New Galloway is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland.
		Galloway has stated that "I didn’t show my wife the respect she deserves", but he insists that the allegations should not be taken at face value.
		The Rhinns of Galloway is a hammer-head peninsula in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
	www.breadlike.com /pages7/75/sam-galloway-ford.html (1538 words)

	The River Dee, Chester
		All natural rivers, lakes or other bodies of water were held in reverence by the early inhabitants and considered to be the dwelling places of divine beings, and the majority of British rivers still retain their ancient names.
		The River Dee, which is about 70 miles long, rises in the hills above Llanuwchllyn in the 'Dolgellau gold belt' of Merioneth (Gwynedd} and before it passes through Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake) it is known as Afon Dyindwy or 'The Little Dee'.
		There is an old legend which says that the waters of the River Dee do not mingle with the waters of Bala Lake but pass straight through, emerging undiluted for their final journey down to the sea.
	www.bwpics.co.uk /river2.html (3176 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Galloway, Joseph (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Galloway, Joseph GALLOWAY, JOSEPH [Galloway, Joseph], c.1731-1803, American Loyalist leader, b.
		West River, Md. Galloway was a prominent lawyer with an interest in commerce and in speculation in Western lands.
		In front of the Vietnam War Memorial, in Washington, D.C., reporter Joseph L. Galloway hugs his wife Karen, who is the daughter of Vietnam War casualty Tom Metsker.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/18072.html (459 words)

	fishing holidays scotland
		Pronounced As: spa, river, c.105 mi (170 km) long, rising in the Mondhliath Mts., NE Scotland, and flowing generally NE through the Moray Firth to the North Sea.
		Water from the river is used in the manufacture of many of the famous Speyside whiskies.
		River, c.90 mi (140 km) long, rising in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, E Scotland, and flowing past Ballater to the North Sea through an artificial channel at Aberdeen.
	www.flyfishing-scotland.co.uk /rivers.htm (229 words)

	Dee River ( Scotland) - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Dee (river, northeastern Scotland), rising in the Cairngorm Mountains in Grampian Region and flowing east for 140 km (87 mi), entering the North Sea...
		It rises in the mountainous country of northern Dumfries and Galloway Region and flows generally south for 80...
		Aberdeen (Scotland), city in northeastern Scotland, situated on the North Sea at the mouths of the Dee and Don rivers.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=Dee+River+(+Scotland) (105 words)

	Galloway Fisheries Trust administer the Rivers Luce, Bladnoch, Cree and Fleet in Dumfries and Galloway, South West ...
		Galloway Fisheries Trust administer the Rivers Luce, Bladnoch, Cree and Fleet in Dumfries and Galloway, South West Scotland.
		Rivers which today fall within the area administered by the Trust now also include all of those situated on the Scottish side of the Solway Firth (Esk, Annan, Nith, Kirkcudbrightshire Dee and Urr).
		The aim of the GFT is to restore and maintain aquatic biodiversity in Galloway by means of practical, responsible and sustainable approaches to land, water and fishery management, based on sound science, for the benefit of the community as a whole.
	www.gallowayfisheriestrust.org /index.html (588 words)

	Scottish Mountain Photo Gallery: The Southern Uplands of Scotland
		Galloway tinkers reputedly collected the sharp granite sand of Loch Enoch to sell for sharpening scythes.
		The peat bogs of Galloway are full of the hundreds of years old roots of the original trees.
		In 1974 the Loch Dee sunset was even more spectacular because the heather was being burned and the air was heavy with smoke.
	www.gla.ac.uk /medicalgenetics/suplands.htm (889 words)

	River Nith Fishings in Dumfries and Galloway
		The river manager and the Bailliffs report good signs of fish - particularly sea trout, but the anglers who have ventured forth a currently fairly puzzled by the lack of returns.
		The Nith has not been a good spring river since the 1960s when the UDN disease first hit the river and wiped out the spring stock.
		It affects the skin and fins of salmon and is rife in rivers in a number of European countries.
	www.rivernithfishings.co.uk /NithNews.htm (992 words)

	Threave Castle Photo Gallery by dewmuw at pbase.com
		It is located on an island in the River Dee, a couple of miles west of Castle Douglas, and to get from the car park to the ferry you need to walk half a mile or so along good farmland paths.
		In 1369 Archibald, 3rd Earl of Douglas, succeeded to the Lordship of Galloway.
		When the castle was built the water level in the River Dee was rather higher, and Threave Island was only about a third of the size you see today.
	www.pbase.com /dewmuw/threave_castle (915 words)

	Stealing Heaven From The Lips Of God: Free E-Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Iconoclastic, underground Scottish writer & artist, Dee Rimbaud pours his scorn upon politics, religion, television, televangelists and anything that takes his fancy, whilst waxing lyrical about the lyrical, the mystical, the cyclical, the magical and the plain bloody wonderful.
		Su and Dee have one daughter, Rosie Sunshine, who was born on the Autumn Equinox, 2001.
		Dee's website, which features his art and writing and various writers' resources, is at www.thunderburst.co.uk.
	deerimbaud.blogspot.com /2006/02/free-e-books.html (400 words)

	Galloway Cycling Breaks and Tours, Scotland.
		Dumfries and Galloway region is situated in the south west corner of Scotland and is bordered by Cumbria, England and the Borders and Strathclyde areas of Scotland.
		Dumfries and Galloway has 450 miles of signposted cycle routes which were judged the best maintained in the UK in 2004.
		In a historical context, the name Galloway is derived from the ‘Gaels’ the Celtic people of the region who the Romans called, the Novantae.
	www.gallowaycycling.co.uk /info/area.asp (1051 words)

	Fishing in Dumfries and Galloway
		It is one of the largest rivers in South West Scotland, with a catchment that covers approximately 400 square miles.
		The Black Water of Dee is dammed at Clatteringshaws whilst the River Ken is dammed at Earlston, Carsfad and Kendoon.
		As the dam system is one of the greatest pressure on the fish populations of the Dee, the GFT work closely with both the District Salmon Fishery Board and Scottish Power to ensure that migratory fish interest are considered at all times in the hydro electric scheme.
	www.floatingline.com /catchments.php?catchment=5&non_flash= (855 words)

	The Greengate B&B and Studio. Kirkcudbright Artist's Town, Dumfries and Galloway. SW Scotland.
		Boat tours of the River Dee are available during the summer months.
		The old castle is positioned in the heart of Kirkcudbright at the end of High Street and is open to the public.
		Here is a picture of an artist working on the harbour, looking out to the River Dee and the Galloway Hills.
	www.geocities.com /thegreengateuk/walk.html (183 words)

	Dumfries & Galloway Tourist Board
		There are five major game fishing rivers in Dumfries & Galloway, the Border Esk, Annan, Nith, Cree and the Bladnoch, with a plethora of smaller rivers such as the Urr, Dee and the Water of Luce.
		These larger rivers compare more than favourable with better known waters further north and have long been famed for their prodigious runs of sea trout and greyback Solway salmon.
		From swimming pools to river trips, sailing, raft building and windsurfing, Dumfries & Galloway is famous for it's vast expanses of water.
	www.visitdumfriesandgalloway.co.uk /seeanddo/other-attractions/?view=Standard (725 words)

	Ayrshire Rivers Trust: working to improve and preserve our rivers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The head waters of the river Doon are the burns and streams feeding Loch Doon from the north edge of the Galloway Forest Park.
		It has a main drainage course of just over 63 kilometres (including the Loch), a river length of 45 kilometres and flows north west close to the town of Dalmellington, through the villages of Patna and Dalrymple before entering the Firth of Clyde just south of Ayr.
		The river has a catchment area of 321 square kilometres, mostly made up of agricultural land and a small amount of forestry.
	www.ayrshireriverstrust.org /doon.htm (397 words)

	River Tay fishing, River Spey fishing, River Dee fishing, River Tweed fishing Scotland
		River Tay fishing, River Spey fishing, River Dee fishing, River Tweed fishing Scotland
		Its all here in glorious Perthshire, the home of the River Tay and its many systems, and of some of the very best and most varied river, loch and sea fishing to be found anywhere in Scotland.
		Amidst stunning rugged mountain splendour found only in Scotland with an abundance of wildlife to be seen everywhere along the way.
	www.flyfishing-scotland.co.uk /rivers.html (370 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		Dumfries & Galloway is well known for the spectacle of over-wintering wildfowl along the shores of the inner Solway Firth.
		Biodiversity in Dumfries & Galloway - Dumfries and Galloway is largely rural, only around 1.3% of its area can be classed as urban and there is little major industry, other than farming and forestry, when compared to other parts of the British Isles.
		The Narrow peninsula of Mull of Galloway, leading to the Irish Sea and the Isle of Man. Its very rocky end is famous for the rich ornitholigic fauna (see the sea birds page) that lives here.
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/europe/scotland_dumfries_and_galloway.html (1955 words)

	ECN Freshwater Site - Loch Dee
		Loch Dee forms the headwaters of the River Dee and has a surface area of 1km
		The Dargall Lane is steep and peaty, whereas the other two sub-catchments are afforested.
		As with many of the catchments in the Galloway area the geology comprises igneous rocks such as granite, with thin overlying soils giving poor neutralising and buffering capacities.
	www.ecn.ac.uk /sites/dee.html (174 words)

	Dumfries and Galloway Links
		2 miles of the River Annan which is mainly a Salmon and Seatrout river.
		It is undoubtedly Scotland's most prolific pike water with the emphasis on large catches of hard fighting middleweight fish.
		The Solway Partnership was formed in 1997 to coordinate all of the bodies with an interest in the environmental protection on both sides of the Solway Firth.
	www.rivernithfishings.co.uk /dumfriesandgalloway2.htm (586 words)

	Ken Dee Marshes - Galloway Kite Trail View Point
		With stunning views across the River Dee and Loch Ken, this reserve has both wetland and woodland, with part designated as a Special Protection Area.
		A few miles south of the reserve, in the middle of the River Dee, is Historic Scotland's magnificent Threave Castle, home to Archibald the Grim in the 14th century.
		RSPB Scotland's Ken-Dee Reserve is sign-posted off the Galloway Kite Trail and lies some 3.5 miles north of the B795 at Mains of Duchrae.
	www.gallowaykitetrail.com /gallowaykitetrail/redkitekendee.html (351 words)

	Threave Castle
		On an island in the river Dee in Dumfries and Galloway, historic Threave Castle stands as a visible link with a fascinating chapter of the Maxwell family’s past.
		According to legend, its small island was the home of Galloway’s ancient rulers more than a thousand years ago.
		Dubbed Archibald “The Grim” by the English whom he ejected from that corner of Scotland in 1384, Archibald was the third Earl of Douglas.
	www.clanmaxwellusa.com /threave.htm (611 words)

	:: Environment and Heritage Service - Water Management :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		An overview of the socio-economic importance of water uses in the River Basin District together with information relating to how this analysis was carried out and how it may be improved in the future.
		An assessment of the current level of cost recovery for water services for household, agriculture and industry, with some indication of a first picture related to subsidies, and information relating to how this analysis was carried out and how it may be improved in the future.
		River Basin Districts in Northern Ireland are relatively small in terms of land area, but are very small in terms of socio-economic scale.
	www.ehsni.gov.uk /environment/waterManage/wfd/themes/Ecn_An_WFD.shtml (7672 words)

	Historic places to go - Dumfries & Galloway
		The splendid remains of a late 13th and early 14th-century Cistercian abbey founded by Devorgilla, Lady of Galloway, in memory of her husband John Baliol.
		Devorgilla is buried in the presbytery with a casket containing her husband's embalmed heart.
		This massive tower, situated on an island in the River Dee, was built by Archibald the Grim, Lord of Galloway, in the late 14th-century and was later the stronghold of the Black Douglases.
	www.electricscotland.com /historic/dumgal.html (1160 words)

	Fishing holidays in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
		The Dee system, once one of the major salmon rivers in Scotland, has been affected by one of the first major hydroelectric generating systems in the country.
		Numerous lochs are recovering from the acidification problems that blighted the 70s and many produce excellent wild trout and course-fishing opportunities including some pike and perch fly fishing that has to be seen to be believed.
		Browse around the map of Dumfries and Galloway and each catchment will be highlighted, regular river reports will enable you to keep up with the news on the various rivers.
	floatingline.com (379 words)

	FishGalloway - Fishing The Galloway Rivers - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Scotland's 'forgotten corner' provides superb river fishing for salmon, trout and sea trout while its still waters support a variety of coarse species including pike, perch, carp, roach, tench and bream.
		Combine this with numerous lochs holding wild and stocked trout as well as a coast that offers fantastic sea fishing from shore or boat, Galloway is truly an angler's paradise.
		There is also information on the trout waters, coarse fisheries and sea fishing opportunities that are available in Galloway which you can access by using the buttons on the left hand menu.
	www.fishgalloway.co.uk (186 words)

	Galloway Cycling Holidays and Tours, Scotland.
		The Mill on the Fleet and Galloway Country Style shop including kilt making demonstration is a good stopping off point where we recommend an excellent pub/restaurant for a refreshment.
		The Raiders Road in the eastern corner of the Galloway Forest Park is now a forestry road which is popular in the summertime.
		This route follows the shores of Loch Ken and the River Dee.
	www.gallowaycycling.co.uk /tours/26to40.asp (1460 words)

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