Alpine Rhine

E82870

The Alpine Rhine is the upper stretch of the Rhine River flowing through the Alpine region, forming part of the border between Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Austria.


Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
upper course of the Rhine
basinCountry Austria
Germany
Liechtenstein
Switzerland
continent Europe
country Austria
Liechtenstein
Switzerland
drainageBasin North Sea via Rhine
emptiesInto Lake Constance
flowsDirection generally northward
north-northwest
flowsThrough Canton of Graubünden NERFINISHED
Canton of St. Gallen NERFINISHED
Liechtenstein
surface form: Principality of Liechtenstein

Vorarlberg
surface form: State of Vorarlberg
formsBorderBetween Austria
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein and Austria
Switzerland
Switzerland and Austria
Switzerland and Liechtenstein
hasPart Hinterrhein
Vorderrhein
hasTributary Ill (Vorarlberg)
Landquart
Plessur
Seeztal streams
Tamina
hydrologicalRole main inflow of Lake Constance
locatedIn Alpine region
Alps
Rhine Valley
mouthOf Lake Constance
nearbyCity Bregenz
Buchs SG
Chur
Vaduz
partOf Rhine
international river system
region Central Alps
riverSystem Rhine
surface form: Rhine river system
sourceCountry Switzerland
sourceLocation confluence of Vorderrhein and Hinterrhein
usedFor flood control channels
hydropower
irrigation

Referenced by (1)

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Rhine hasSection Alpine Rhine