Drought Declared Across North Wales
Natural Resources Wales declared drought status across North Wales and the Upper Severn as hot, dry weather, rising wildfire risk, and record-low river flows persist, affecting areas including North Gwynedd, Ynys Môn, South Gwynedd, Dee (Wales), and Clwyd. With July on track to be Wales’ driest in about 190 years, groundwater levels are falling and river temperatures are high, while officials urge waterwise use as the region moves into prolonged dry conditions.
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About Dee Estuary
The Dee Estuary is a large estuary by means of which the River Dee flows into Liverpool Bay. The estuary starts near Shotton after a five-mile (8 km) 'canalised' section and the river soon swells to be several miles wide forming the boundary between the Wirral Peninsula in north-west England and Flintshire in north-east Wales. The Dee Estuary's largest towns along it include Holywell, Flint, Connah's Quay, Shotton, Queensferry, Saltney Ferry, Heswall, West Kirby and Neston as well as other villages and towns alongside it. The A548 also passes along the estuary in Wales and parts of Cheshire West and Chester and Merseyside in England. The North Wales Coast Line follows the course of the Dee Estuary between Prestatyn and Chester.
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