7 gauges from New Inn River Station to Ironbridge River Station. None is above its typical high. 2 storm overflows upstream are discharging now. Gauges in Cheshire West and Chester, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Shropshire; levels are checked every 15 minutes.
Stations are listed from source to mouth as the water flows, traced on the river map (OS Open Rivers) and the Environment Agency’s own links between its gauges. A distance “by river” is along the river, and is shown only where the map traces the path.
Streams and rivers with a gauge whose water joins the Dee above one of its gauges, from the source down. Named streams without a gauge that have a page here are listed at the end.
Named streams on the river map that flow into the Dee and have no gauge of their own. Each has a page with what is known about it: the next gauge downstream, and any storm overflows or water-sampling points placed on it.
Afon Camddwr (joins about 480 m above Corwen River Station)
Afon Ceidiog (joins about 8.6 km above Corwen River Station)
Afon Eitha (joins about 7.1 km above Manley Hall River Station)
Afon Twrch (joins about 6.9 km above Dee Bridge River Station)
100 storm overflows are traced upstream of Ironbridge River Station, the Dee’s lowest gauge on the river map: on the Dee itself, on its gauged tributaries, and on smaller streams that join above there.
2 report discharging now
93 not discharging
5 offline or silent: 5 monitor offline, 0 status unknown, 0 no live feed
Official annual figures for the overflows traced upstream of Ironbridge River Station, each return added up on its own. The Environment Agency’s return, 2025: 3 spills over 17 hours, from the 1 that has a figure. Welsh Water’s own return, 2025: 2,372 spills over 12,707 hours in total, across the 93 that have a figure. 6 of the 100 have no figure for 2025. These are two separate returns, so the figures are given side by side, not added together.
Each overflow is listed in the stretch above the first gauge its water reaches, from the source down, as on the Gauges tab. A stretch of the Dee includes the smaller streams that join it there. Every overflow traced is listed here, each stretch in full. Back to the short lists →
Above New Inn River Station, the Dee’s highest gauge1 overflow · 1 discharging now
Church Street Llanuwchllyn Storm OverflowDischarging now since Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 540 m by river above New Inn River Station · 2025: 60 spills, 479 h
Between New Inn River Station and Dee Bridge River Station1 overflow
Llanuwchllyn WwTW OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Afon Twrch · 7.9 km by river above Dee Bridge River Station · 2025: 108 spills, 1,028 h
Between Dee Bridge River Station and Bala GS River Station1 overflow
Bala WwTW Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 410 m by river above Bala GS River Station · 2025: 92 spills, 694 h
Between Bala GS River Station and Corwen River Station3 overflows · 1 discharging now
Llandrillo Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Afon Ceidiog · 9.9 km by river above Corwen River Station · 2025: 20 spills, 299 h
Gwydelwern Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Afon Camddwr · 5.3 km by river above Corwen River Station · 2025: 15 spills, 202 h
Cynwyd WwTW Storm OverflowDischarging now since Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 3.4 km by river above Corwen River Station · 2025: 83 spills, 292 h
Alwen, above Druid River Stationjoins the Dee above Corwen River Station1 overflow
Cerrigydrudion WwTW Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Afon Nug · 14.2 km by river above Druid River Station · 2025: 56 spills, 285 h
Between Corwen River Station and Manley Hall River Station25 overflows
Northern Terrace Corwen Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 44.2 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 4 spills, 7.8 h
Corwen WwTW Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 42.5 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 58 spills, 882 h
Park Avenue Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 22.0 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 1 spill, 0.3 h
Llangollen Riverside Park Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 21.6 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 2 spills, 0.5 h
Llangollen Victoria Prom Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 21.6 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 2 spills, 0.5 h
Llangollen West Street Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 21.4 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 11 spills, 37 h
Llangollen East Street Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 21.3 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 5 spills, 1.5 h
Abbey Road Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 21.2 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 44 spills, 140 h
Berwyn Street Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee Via Surface Water Sewer · 21.2 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 5 spills, 3.8 h · reaches the river through a sewer, so where it enters is approximate
Bridge Street Storm Overflow No1Not discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 21.1 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 3 spills, 1.8 h
Bridge Street No 2 Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 21.0 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 44 spills, 59 h
Llangollen Church Street Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 20.9 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 2 spills, 0.8 h
Llangollen Queen Street Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Cyflymen · 20.8 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 54 spills, 209 h
Llangollen WwTW Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 20.8 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 50 spills, 455 h
Off Llangollen Road Cefn-Mawr Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Tref-Y-Nant Brook · 14.4 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 28 spills, 58 h
New Road Wrexham Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Tref-Y-Nant Brook · 14.1 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 16 spills, 14 h
Cefn Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Tref-Y-Nant Brook · 13.9 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 46 spills, 158 h
Pont-Yr-Afon Field Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Afon Eitha · 13.7 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 5 spills, 1.5 h
Penycae Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Afon Eitha · 13.4 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 17 spills, 66 h
Trofryn Rhosllanerchrugog OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Eitha · 13.2 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 13 spills, 27 h
Cefn Mawr WwTW Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 13.2 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 48 spills, 319 h
Park Road Rhosymedre Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Tributary Of The River Dee · 10.8 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 11 spills, 16 h
Next To Bridge Newbridge OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 10.5 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 7 spills, 14 h
Paddock Row Ruabon Storm OverflowMonitor offline Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Afon Eitha · 10.4 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 7 spills, 21 h
Paddock Row Ruabon Storm Overflow No2Not discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Afon Eitha · 10.4 km by river above Manley Hall River Station · 2025: 20 spills, 52 h
Ceiriog, above Brynkinalt Weir Chirk River Stationjoins the Dee above Manley Hall River Station6 overflows
Y Gamer Glyn Ceiriog Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Ceiriog · 10.7 km by river above Brynkinalt Weir Chirk River Station · 2025: 45 spills, 34 h
Glyn Ceiriog WwTW OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Ceiriog · 10.4 km by river above Brynkinalt Weir Chirk River Station · 2025: 75 spills, 358 h
North West Of Bro-Ddewi Dolywern Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Ceiriog · 8.8 km by river above Brynkinalt Weir Chirk River Station · 2025: 32 spills, 70 h
Dolywern WwTW Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Ceiriog · 8.6 km by river above Brynkinalt Weir Chirk River Station · 2025: 2 spills, 1.0 h
Pontfadog WwTW Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Ceiriog · 6.3 km by river above Brynkinalt Weir Chirk River Station · 2025: 19 spills, 80 h
Chirk Bank PSNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Ceiriog · 170 m by river above Brynkinalt Weir Chirk River Station · 2025: 3 spills, 17 h
Between Manley Hall River Station and Farndon3 overflows
Maelor Way Overton WwTW Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 34.6 km by river above Farndon · no official annual figure
Overton Wrexham WwTW OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 34.6 km by river above Farndon · no official annual figure
Bangor On Dee WwTW Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 19.6 km by river above Farndon · 2025: 48 spills, 561 h
Clywedog, above Bowling Bank River Stationjoins the Dee above Farndon23 overflows
Ruthin Road Gegin Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Gwenfro · 21.2 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 6 spills, 8.3 h
Church Road Minera Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Afon Clywedog · 20.6 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 14 spills, 20 h
Afon Eitha Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Afon Goch · 20.0 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 52 spills, 88 h
Rhosllanerchrugog Pant Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Afon Goch · 19.9 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 73 spills, 314 h
Heol Llewelyn Coedpoeth Storm OverflowMonitor offline Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Gwenfro · 19.1 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 51 spills, 164 h
Coedpoeth Talwrn Road No.1 Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Tributary Of Afon Gwenfro · 18.6 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 2 spills, 9.3 h
Heol Y Fro Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Gwenfro · 18.6 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · no official annual figure
Heol Penyfelin Nant Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Afon Clywedog · 18.0 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 39 spills, 196 h
Bangor Road Rhosllanerchrugog Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Black Brook · 17.5 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 32 spills, 56 h
New Hall Road Ruabon Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Afon Goch · 17.4 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 0 spills, 0 h
Tanyfron Road Southsea Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Gwenfro · 16.9 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 9 spills, 37 h
Ffordd Treftadaeth Wrexham OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Gwenfro · 16.4 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 36 spills, 205 h
Heritage Way Bridge Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Gwenfro · 16.0 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 2 spills, 23 h
Colliery Road Rhostyllen Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Glanyrafon Brook · 14.7 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 19 spills, 20 h
Bersham Colliery Railway Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Glanyrafon Brook · 14.4 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 52 spills, 145 h
Maesgwyn Road Wrexham Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Gwenfro · 12.7 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 110 spills, 41 h
Yorke Street Wrexham Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Gwenfro · 11.8 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 1 spill, 0.3 h
Rivulet Road Wrexham Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Gwenfro · 11.4 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 0 spills, 0 h
Queens Park Wrexham Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Gwenfro · 10.0 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 1 spill, 0.3 h
Queens Way Wrexham Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Gwenfro · 9.2 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 14 spills, 26 h
Llwyn Onn Estate Wrexham Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Unnamed Tributary Of Afon Clywedog · 8.2 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 33 spills, 59 h
Marchwiel Near Wrexham WwTW Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Afon Clywedog · 6.8 km by river above Bowling Bank River Station · 2025: 45 spills, 558 h
Between Farndon and Ironbridge River Station6 overflows
Higher Kinnerton Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Tributary Of The River Dee · 14.6 km by river above Ironbridge River Station · 2025: 14 spills, 89 h · placed on the river by its position alone
Holt Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 10.7 km by river above Ironbridge River Station · 2025: 10 spills, 4.5 h
Holt WwTW Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 10.2 km by river above Ironbridge River Station · no official annual figure
Chester Road Pulford Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Pulford Brook · 7.8 km by river above Ironbridge River Station · 2025: 23 spills, 73 h
Lavister Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Pulford Brook · 7.3 km by river above Ironbridge River Station · 2025: 116 spills, 1,225 h
Lavister WwTW OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Pulford Brook · 7.3 km by river above Ironbridge River Station · 2025: 69 spills, 888 h
Alun, above Rhyd Y Mwyn DL River Stationjoins the Dee above Ironbridge River Station3 overflows
Off Church Terrace Llandegla Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Alyn · 20.0 km by river above Rhyd Y Mwyn DL River Station · 2025: 5 spills, 14 h
Llanarmon Yn Ial WwTW OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Alyn · 15.4 km by river above Rhyd Y Mwyn DL River Station · 2025: 59 spills, 178 h
Llanferres Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Tributary Of Afon Alun · 9.2 km by river above Rhyd Y Mwyn DL River Station · 2025: 6 spills, 59 h
Alun, above Mold Leadmill Bridge River Stationjoins the Dee above Ironbridge River Station1 overflow
Maes Y Dre Mold Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Alyn · 360 m by river above Mold Leadmill Bridge River Station · 2025: 4 spills, 2.0 h
Alun, above Pont Blyddyn River Stationjoins the Dee above Ironbridge River Station9 overflows
Bryn Awelon Mold Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Tributary Of Black Brook · 6.8 km by river above Pont Blyddyn River Station · 2025: 12 spills, 68 h
Milford Street And Bro Alun Mold OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Alyn · 6.8 km by river above Pont Blyddyn River Station · 2025: 18 spills, 14 h
Bryn Coch Lane Mold Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Unnamed Tributary Of Afon Alyn · 6.4 km by river above Pont Blyddyn River Station · 2025: 0 spills, 0 h
Victoria Terrace Mold Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Alyn · 6.3 km by river above Pont Blyddyn River Station · 2025: 4 spills, 3.3 h
Fford Argoed Fields Storm OverflowMonitor offline Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Alyn · 6.0 km by river above Pont Blyddyn River Station · 2025: 3 spills, 0.8 h
Gas Lane Mold Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Unnamed Tributary Of Afon Alyn · 5.7 km by river above Pont Blyddyn River Station · 2025: 10 spills, 5.0 h
Bromfield Lane Mold Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Tributary Of Afon Alyn · 5.2 km by river above Pont Blyddyn River Station · 2025: 17 spills, 14 h
Mold WwTW Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Tributary Of Afon Alyn · 5.0 km by river above Pont Blyddyn River Station · 2025: 56 spills, 359 h
Pontblyddyn Dingle Road Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Alyn · 320 m by river above Pont Blyddyn River Station · 2025: 3 spills, 27 h
Alun, above Pont Y Capel River Stationjoins the Dee above Ironbridge River Station15 overflows
Pontybodkin Main Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Nant Byr · 14.2 km by river above Pont Y Capel River Station · 2025: 1 spill, 0.8 h
Buckley Ty Gwyn Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Black Brook · 14.1 km by river above Pont Y Capel River Station · 2025: 18 spills, 127 h
Pont Y Bodkin Lower Storm OverflowMonitor offline Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Byr Brook · 14.0 km by river above Pont Y Capel River Station · 2025: 17 spills, 272 h
Ffrith Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Afon Cegidog · 8.8 km by river above Pont Y Capel River Station · 2025: 0 spills, 0 h
Hope WwTW Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Alyn · 7.9 km by river above Pont Y Capel River Station · 2025: 0 spills, 0 h
Sarn Lane Hope Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Alyn · 7.8 km by river above Pont Y Capel River Station · 2025: 3 spills, 0.8 h
Hope Cymau Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Afon Cegidog · 7.6 km by river above Pont Y Capel River Station · 2025: 8 spills, 6.3 h
Hope Street Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Alyn · 7.1 km by river above Pont Y Capel River Station · 2025: 1 spill, 0.3 h
Rhyddyn Hill Caergwrle Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Alyn · 6.6 km by river above Pont Y Capel River Station · 2025: 13 spills, 36 h
East Of Railway Cefn Y Bedd Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Alyn · 5.7 km by river above Pont Y Capel River Station · 2025: 34 spills, 36 h
Cefn Y Bedd Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Alyn · 4.5 km by river above Pont Y Capel River Station · 2025: 2 spills, 1.8 h
Cherry Tree Road Bradley Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Alyn · 2.2 km by river above Pont Y Capel River Station · 2025: 21 spills, 39 h
Pandy OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Alun · 770 m by river above Pont Y Capel River Station · no official annual figure
Pandy Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Alyn · 770 m by river above Pont Y Capel River Station · no official annual figure
Alun, above Rossett River Stationjoins the Dee above Ironbridge River Station2 overflows
Gresford WwTW Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Alyn · 2.9 km by river above Rossett River Station · 2025: 36 spills, 217 h
Rossett Level Crossing Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Alyn · 300 m by river above Rossett River Station · 2025: 22 spills, 14 h
Near these gauges, connection not known
Within 3 km of one of the Dee’s gauges in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water reaches it.
Holt WwTW OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Dee · 1.0 km from Farndon in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure · no official annual figure
Outside Corwen WwTW Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Unnamed Stream · 1.2 km from Corwen River Station in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them · 2025: 73 spills, 329 h
Corwen Clawdd Poncefn Storm OverflowNot discharging Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Tributary Of River Dee · 1.3 km from Corwen River Station in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure · 2025: 0 spills, 0 h
2 other overflows within 3 km of these gauges are placed below the Dee’s lowest gauge or on another river, so not listed.
Dated samples taken by the Environment Agency, not live readings. Results are published days to months after the sample is taken, and many points are sampled only a few times a year, or have not been sampled for years.
10 sampling points on the Dee and the streams that join it above Ironbridge River Station, and below it. 6 have a sample from the last 12 months; 8 have any sample banked. Listed from the source down, grouped by the next gauge each one's water reaches.
Last sampled 3 Nov 2008, before the imported period
Distances are along the river to the gauge named. England's samples only.
FloodRadar does not grade these results: there is no overall score, and official river classifications are a separate dataset. A sample taken downstream of an overflow does not by itself show where anything in it came from. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels.