Rhine

Rhine
The Lorelei rock in Rhineland-Palatinate
Map o the Rhine basin
Native name	Rhenus, Rein, Rhein, le Rhin,[1] Rijn
Basin
Main source	Rein Anteriur/Vorderrhein Tomasee (Romansh: Lai da Tuma), Surselva, Graubünden, Swisserland 2,345 m (7,694 ft) 46°37′57″N 8°40′20″E / 46.63250°N 8.67222°E / 46.63250; 8.67222
2nt source	Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein Paradies Glacier, Graubünden, Swisserland
River mooth	North Sea Netherlands 0 m (0 ft) 51°58′54″N 4°4′50″E / 51.98167°N 4.08056°E / 51.98167; 4.08056Coordinates: 51°58′54″N 4°4′50″E / 51.98167°N 4.08056°E / 51.98167; 4.08056
Basin size	185,000 km2 (71,000 sq mi)
Pheesical chairacteristics
Lenth	1,230 km (760 mi), [note 1]
Dischairge	Minimum rate: 800 m3/s (28,000 cu ft/s) Average rate: 2,900 m3/s (100,000 cu ft/s) Maximum rate: 13,000 m3/s (460,000 cu ft/s)
Features

The Rhine is an important an unco lang river in Europe. The river itsel is aboot 1,232 km (766 mi) lang, wi a common watter dischairge o mair nor 2,000 m³/s (71,000 cu ft/s). It flowes frae Swisserland til the ceety o Rotterdam in the Netherlands, tuimin in the German Ocean.

It is been ane o the heidmaist rivers for the Germanic fowk, e'en makin the mairch atween the Roman Empire an Germania. Mony castles lie alang its banks.

1. ↑ "Le Rhin" (official site) (in French). Paris, France: L'Institut National de l'Information Geographique et Forestrière IGN. Archived frae the original on 6 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 6 Mairch 2016.
2. ↑ Frijters and Leentvaar (2003)