Rhine River
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Key facts
Countries | Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France and Netherlands |
Major cities | Basel, Strasbourg, Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Duisburg and Rotterdam |
Main source | Rein Anteriur / Vorderrhein |
Location | Tomasee (Switzerland) |
Elevation | 2 345 m (7 694 ft) |
Secondary source | Rein Posteriur / Hinterrhein |
Location | Paradies Glacier (Switzerland) |
Elevation | 2 400 m (7 900 ft) |
Confluence of the sources | |
Location | Tamins (Switzerland) |
Elevation | 585 m (1 919 ft) |
Mouth | North Sea |
Location | Meuse and Rhine delta (Netherlands) |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 1 230 km (760 mi) |
Basin size | 185 000 km² (71 000 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
Average | 2 900 m³/s (100 000 cu ft/s) |
Minimum | 800 m³/s (28 000 cu ft/s) |
Maximum | 13 000 m³/s (460 000 cu ft/s) |