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-Stadt
surface form: Basel

Bonn
Cologne
Düsseldorf
Mainz
Mannheim
Rotterdam
Strasbourg
continent Europe
country Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Switzerland
crossesPoliticalBoundary Franco-German border
surface form: French–German border

German–Dutch border region
surface form: 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
surface form: Rhine River
mouthCountry Netherlands
mouthRegion Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
namedAfter Rhine
surface form: Rhine River
sourceRegion Swiss Alps
transportCorridor Rhine–Alpine freight corridor
surface form: Rhine–Alpine Corridor
tributary Aare
surface form: Aare River

Ill River NERFINISHED
Inn River
Lahn
surface form: Lahn River

Lech River
River Main
surface form: Main River

Moselle River
Neckar
surface form: Neckar River

Ruhr
surface form: Ruhr River

Saar River
Sieg River
Wupper
surface form: Wupper River

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IKSR geographicScope Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine River basin
CIPR operatesInRiverBasin Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine River basin
CIPR coordinatesBetween Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine riparian states
Oberhausen lock locatedInRiverBasin Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin
Herne port locatedInRiverBasin Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin
North Rhine partOf Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin
Atlantic Ocean drainage basin hasPart Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine River basin
Ahr River partOf Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine river basin
Reppisch hasHydrologicalSystem Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin
Rhine–Danube watershed separates Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin
Rhine–Danube watershed drainageBasinOnOneSide Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin
Kembs lock locatedInBasin Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin
Ottmarsheim lock locatedInRiverBasin Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin
Vogelgrun hydroelectric power station locatedInRiverBasin Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin
Fessenheim lock belongsToBasin Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin
Wupper partOf Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine river basin
Wahnbach partOf Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine river basin
Doller partOf Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine river basin
Doller hydrologicalSystem Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine drainage basin
Rhine-Weser region borderedBy Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine River basin
Ferndorfbach riverSystem Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine river basin
Bröl partOf Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine river basin
Nister riverSystem Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine river basin
Wisser partOf Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin
Agger partOf Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine river basin
Siegauen near Bonn partOf Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine catchment area
Landquart partOf Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin
Rems hydrologicalSystem Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine river basin
Elsenz partOf Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine river basin
Splügen Pass liesOnWatershedBetween Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin
Sauer River partOfRiverBasin Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine River basin
Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine regionServed Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin
Schwarzwald-Baar region drainageDivideOf Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin
Schönmünz riverSystem Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin
Fläsch drainageBasin Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin
Tamina Gorge drainageBasin Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin
Waal River floodplains (nearby) partOf Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine River basin
Vorderrhein Valley partOf Rhine River Basin
this entity surface form: Rhine basin