Rhine River Basin

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The Rhine River Basin is the extensive catchment area of the Rhine River, spanning several European countries and supporting major ecosystems, industries, and transportation networks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
geographical region
river basin
area about 185000 square kilometers
climate alpine climate in headwaters
temperate oceanic climate
containsCity Basel
linked to: Basel-Stadt

Bonn
Cologne
Düsseldorf
Mainz
Mannheim
Rotterdam
Strasbourg
continent Europe
country Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Switzerland
crossesPoliticalBoundary French–German border
German–Dutch border
Swiss–German border
drainsInto North Sea
economicUse agricultural irrigation
fisheries
hydropower generation
industrial water supply
inland navigation
tourism
floodManagementMeasure dikes and levees
flood forecasting systems
retention areas
governedBy International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine
hasEcosystem alpine river habitats
floodplain wetlands
riparian forests
hasIssue climate change impacts
flood risk
habitat fragmentation
water pollution
lengthOfMainRiver about 1230 kilometers
majorPort Port of Duisburg
Port of Rotterdam
majorRiver Rhine River
linked to: Rhine
mouthCountry Netherlands
mouthRegion Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
namedAfter Rhine River
linked to: Rhine
sourceRegion Swiss Alps
transportCorridor Rhine–Alpine Corridor
tributary Aare River
linked to: Aare

Ill River NERFINISHED
Inn River
Lahn River
linked to: Lahn

Lech River
Main River
linked to: River Main

Moselle River
Neckar River
linked to: Neckar

Ruhr River
linked to: Ruhr

Saar River
Sieg River
Wupper River
linked to: Wupper

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Rhine Action Programme riverBasin Rhine River Basin
Rhine–Herne Canal locatedInBasin Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Sieg partOf Rhine drainage basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Sihl River partOf Rhine drainage basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Rhin partOf Rhine river basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Neckar drainageBasin Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Enz partOf Rhine river basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Murg riverSystem Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Fiescher Glacier partOfHydrologicalSystem Rhine river basin via Aare
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Feldberg drainageDivideBetween Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Roth (river) riverSystem Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Thielle River partOf Rhine river basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Volkeraksluizen connectsRegion Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Grauspitz drainageBasin Rhine River basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Kinzig riverSystem Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Finsteraarhorn drainageBasin Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Rhine–Meuse river system drainageBasinIncludes Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Limmat River riverSystem Rhine River basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Wiese riverSystem Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Ill partOf Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Wangen bei Olten drainageBasin Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Kammersrohr drainageBasin Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Birs riverSystem Rhine river system
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Birs partOf Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Ergolz partOf Rhine drainage basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Volkerak partOfHydrologicalSystem Rhine river basin
subject linked to: Volkerak lake
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Reuss River partOf Rhine River basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Sarine riverSystem Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Dörflingen drainageBasin Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Rhine–Scheldt connection connects Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Rhine–Scheldt connection regionServed Rhine river basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Rhine–Alpine freight corridor geographicalFeature Rhine River basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Central Alps drainage Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Port of Nijmegen partOf Rhine river basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
High Rhine riverSystem Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
River Reuss partOf Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
River Ill partOf Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Lake Constance partOf Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Erft River partOf Rhine river basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Erft River drainageBasin Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Glatt River waterSystem Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Thur River riverSystem Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
canton of Uri drainageBasin Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Landwasser partOf Rhine drainage basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
IJsselvallei drainageBasin Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Mittelland Canal connectsRiverBasins Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Saar partOf Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Lepontine Alps drainageBasin Rhine River basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Eppstein locatedInRiverBasin Rhine river basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
Leiderdorp locatedInWaterSystem Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin