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Rhine
The Rhine in Basel, Switzerland
Map of the Rhine basin
EtymologyCeltic Rēnos
Native name
  • Rhein (German)
  • Rhin (French)[1]
  • Rijn (Dutch)
  • ריין (Yiddish)
  • Rien (Limburgish)
  • Ragn  (Sutsilvan)
  • Rain (Romansh)
  • Rhi(n) (Alemannic German)
  • Rhing  (Low Franconian languages)
Location
Countries
  • Switzerland
  • Liechtenstein
  • Austria
  • Germany
  • France
  • Netherlands
Rhine Basin
  • Switzerland
  • Liechtenstein
  • Vorarlberg, South and Western Germany
  • Alsace, France
  • Luxembourg
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • Val di Lei, Italy
RegionCentral and Western Europe
Largest cities
  • Cologne
  • Rotterdam
  • Düsseldorf
  • Duisburg
  • Strasbourg
  • Arnhem
  • Basel
Physical characteristics
SourceRein Anteriur/Vorderrhein
 • locationTomasee (Romansh: Lai da Tuma), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
 • coordinates46°37′57″N 8°40′20″E / 46.63250°N 8.67222°E / 46.63250; 8.67222
 • elevation2,345 m (7,694 ft)
2nd sourceRein Posteriur/Hinterrhein
 • locationParadies Glacier, Graubünden, Switzerland
Source confluenceReichenau
 • locationTamins, Graubünden, Switzerland
 • coordinates46°49′24″N 9°24′27″E / 46.82333°N 9.40750°E / 46.82333; 9.40750
 • elevation585 m (1,919 ft)
MouthNorth Sea
 • location
Netherlands
 • coordinates
51°58′54″N 4°4′50″E / 51.98167°N 4.08056°E / 51.98167; 4.08056
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length1,230 km (760 mi)[note 1]
Basin size185,000 km2 (71,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average2,900 m3/s (100,000 cu ft/s)
 • minimum800 m3/s (28,000 cu ft/s)
 • maximum13,000 m3/s (460,000 cu ft/s)
[2]

The Rhine[note 2] (/rn/ RYNE)[3] is one of the major European rivers. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein, Swiss-Austrian, and Swiss-German borders. After that the Rhine defines much of the Franco-German border, after which it flows in a mostly northerly direction through the German Rhineland. Finally in Germany, the Rhine turns into a predominantly westerly direction and flows into the Netherlands where it eventually empties into the North Sea. It drains an area of 9,973 sq km and its name derives from the Celtic Rēnos. There are also two German states named after the river, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.

The International Commission for the Hydrology of the Rhine Basin (CHR) and EUWID contend that the river could experience a massive decrease in volume, or even dry up completely, within the next 30 to 80 years, as a result of the climate crisis.[4][5]

The Rhine is the second-longest river in Central and Western Europe (after the Danube), at about 1,230 km (760 mi),[note 1] with an average discharge of about 2,900 m3/s (100,000 cu ft/s).

The Rhine and the Danube comprised much of the Roman Empire's northern inland boundary, and the Rhine has been a vital navigable waterway bringing trade and goods deep inland since those days. The various castles and defenses built along it attest to its prominence as a waterway in the Holy Roman Empire. Among the largest and most important cities on the Rhine are Cologne, Rotterdam, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Strasbourg, Arnhem, and Basel.

  1. ^ a b "Le Rhin" (official site) (in French). Paris, France: L'Institut National de l'Information Geographique et Forestrière IGN. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. ^ Frijters & Leentvaar 2003.
  3. ^ "Rhine". Collins Dictionary (Online ed.). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. ^ Stahl, K.; Weiler, M.; Van Tiel, M.; Kohn, I.; Hänsler, A.; Freudiger, D.; Seibert, J.; Gerlinger, K.; Moretti, G. (2022). CHR Report No. I-28: Impact of climate change on the rain, snow and glacier melt components of streamflow of the river Rhine and its tributaries (PDF). Lelystad: International Commission for the Hydrology of the Rhine Basin. p. 26. ISBN 978-90-70980-44-3.
  5. ^ Gerber, A. (6 July 2022). "Klimaforscher Latif: Rhein könnte bei Dürre austrocknen" [Climate researcher Latif: The Rhine could dry out in the event of a drought]. EUWID Wasser und Abwasser (in German). Gernsbach: EUWID Europäischer Wirtschaftsdienst. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  6. ^ Schrader, C.; Uhlmann, B. (28 March 2010). "Der Rhein ist kürzer als gedacht – Jahrhundert-Irrtum" [The Rhine is Shorter Than Expected – The Mistake of the Century]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). München.
  7. ^ "Rhine River 90 km shorter than everyone thinks". The Local. 27 March 2010. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. "We checked it out and came to 1,232 kilometers," said Ankie Pannekoek, spokeswoman for the Dutch government hydrology office.


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