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News: A prolonged heatwave has caused several major European rivers, including the Danube, Rhine, Elbe, and Loire, to dry up, threatening drinking water supplies, inland navigation, trade, and recreational activities.
About Rhine River
- It is the 12th longest river in Europe.
- It is longest river in Western and Central Europe.
- Source: It originates from two principal sources in Switzerland, including the Anterior Rhine in Tomasee and Posterior Rhine in Tamin, with both sources located in Graubunden.
- Flows through: It flows through six countries: Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, and the Netherlands.
- Additionally, the Rhine Basin drains Belgium and parts of Italy and France.
- Length: It covers a distance of 1,230 km from its source in Switzerland to its mouth in the Netherlands.
- Falls into: Itempties into theNorth Sea at Rotterdam (Netherlands).
- Tributaries: Major tributaries of the Rhine River include the Aare, Tamina, Moselle, Erft, Rein da Tuma, Plessur, Rotach, and Wiese rivers.
- Major cities along river: It includes Basel (Switzerland), Cologne, Bonn, Duisburg, Mainz, Leverkusen, and Neuss (Germany), Strasbourg (France), and Rotterdam and Utrecht (Netherlands).
- It is one of Europe’s most important rivers, playing a vital role in industrial transport and production. Nearly 20% of the world’s chemical industry is concentrated along its banks.
