28/06/2021 · The Rhine River is the 11th longest river in Europe, stretching approximately 1,230 kilometers from its source in Switzerland to its mouth on the North Sea in the Netherlands. This transboundary river drains an area of about 185,000 square kilometers and flows through six countries; Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, and the Netherlands.

The Upper course of the River Rhine . The beginning of the River Rhine starts when preticipation on the Swiss Alps takes place, forming a stream flowing downhill. The southern half of the Upper Rhine forms the border between France (Alsace) and Germany (Baden-Württemberg). The northern part forms the border between the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate in the West …

Downstream the Rhine flows swiftly between the Alpine foreland and the Black Forest region, its course interrupted by rapids, where—as at Laufenburg (Switzerland) and Säckingen and Schwörstadt (Germany)—barrages (dams) have been built.

This is a 1960 Hoursch and Bechstedt bilingual panorama strip map of the course of the Rhine River. The map depicts the Rhine from Cologne, Germany to Mainz, Germany. Along the surprisingly straight course, numerous cities dot both banks. Information about these cities is included along both borders, as well as pictorial views of several landmarks ...

Middle course of the River Rhine. Between Bingen and Bonn, the Middle Rhine flows through the Rhine Gorge, a formation which was created by erosion. The rate of erosion equaled the uplift in the region, such that the river was left at about its original level while the surrounding lands raised. The gorge is quite deep and is the stretch of the ...

27/05/2020 · The Rhine River is one of the most important rivers in Europe, because it has become the most traveled waterway in the European Union. Its name comes from the original Celtic and its meaning is Flow. The Rhine River and the Danube River were responsible for creating the northern European border, that is, the boundary with the Roman Empire. (see …

Old vintage map of the Rhine river course between Bonn and Koblenz from 1927, in Germany, by Bibliographisches Institut, at the scale of 1:250,000. Digitally restored. A part of the Discus Media 1900 Collection.

major parts of the River Rhine course with the European Cenozoic Rift System. Sediments of the Rhine have thus recorded both changes in climate and tectonic activity as well as sea level change in the lower part of the river course. The River Rhine is composed of different subdivisions characterised by distinct geographical and geological settings.