Rhine

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The Rhine ( RYNE) is one of the major rivers of Europe. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms part of the Swiss–Liechtenstein border, then part of the Swiss–Austrian border. From Lake Constance downstream, it forms part of the Swiss–German border. After that, the Rhine defines much of the Franco-German border. It then flows in a mostly northerly direction through the German Rhineland. Finally, the Rhine turns to flow predominantly west to enter the Netherlands, eventually emptying into the North Sea. Draining an area of 185,000 km2, it is the second-longest river in Central and Western Europe (after the Danube), at about 1,230 km (760 mi) with an average discharge of about 2,900 m3/s (100,000 cu ft/s). It also contains the most powerful waterfall in Europe, the Rhine Falls. The International Commission for the Hydrology of the Rhine Basin (CHR) and EUWID contend that the river could experience a massive decrease in volume, or even dry...

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