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	Rhine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Rhine canyon (Ruinaulta) in the Grisons in Switzerland
		Since the Rhine flows from the Alps, a precondition of its existence is the uplifting of the Alps, which began in the Alpine Orogeny.
		These highlands helped to divert the Rhine to the west; however, the Rhine's course is set by the Rhine graben, a rift that opened in the Eocene and Oligocene periods between the western Alps and the central Alps, caused by their moving in slightly different directions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rhine (2840 words)

	MSN Encarta - Rhine
		The Rhine begins as a tumultuous Alpine stream churning through deep gorges, and because it is fed by the meltwaters of snow and glaciers, it has a maximum volume in spring and summer.
		Although the river's flow is moderated somewhat as it passes through the Bodensee (Lake of Constance), the river remains a torrent westward to Basel, Switzerland.
		At Basel the river turns north and enters the Rhine Graben, a flat-floored rift valley lying between the Vosges on the west and the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) on the east.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761578232/Rhine.html (1013 words)

	Rhine. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		At Basel the Rhine becomes the Upper Rhine of the Germans and turns sharply N to Mainz across the broad-floored Rhine rift valley, a large graben, or down-faulted block, between the Black Forest and the Vosges Mts.
		Beyond Bonn the river becomes the Lower Rhine of the Germans and emerges onto the North German Plain as a broad, sluggish, and increasingly polluted river flowing on a bed of deltaic deposits left by ancestors of the modern river.
		The Rhine was declared free to international navigation in 1868, and in 1919 navigation of the river between Basel and Krimpen, on the Lek, and Gorinchem, on the Waal, was placed under the authority of the Central Rhine Commission, with headquarters at Strasbourg.
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	River Volume
		The Rhine is one of the longest rivers in Europe.
		Rhine water is used for domestic, industrial and agricultural purposes, and for generating energy.
		As silt transported by the river settles near the river banks, and at the harbour, it has to be constantly dredged to allow large ships to berth there.
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		The Rhine River (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn) is at 1,320 km (820 miles) one of the longest rivers in Europe.
		The Rhine's origins are in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Grisons, where its two main initial tributaries are called Vorderrhein and Hinterrhein.
		Crossing the border into the Netherlands, the Rhine is at its widest, but the river then splits in three main distributaries: the IJssel, the Waal and the Nether Rhine.
	www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/r/rh/rhine.html (511 words)

	Destination Rhine River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		For many people a Rhine River cruise is the most romantic way to see Germany offering both beauty and history within its gorge of terraced vineyards, castles and legends.
		Day trip river cruises on the Rhine are included with most rail passes, and point to point tickets are easy to purchase up to the time you board for the journey.
		Built in the 13th Century, this castle is on the river bed near the town of Kaub.
	www.travelswithfriends.com /Destination_Rhine_River.htm (836 words)

	The Rhine River
		The major cities are all situated on the Rhine or on its larger tributaries and the development of these cities is strongly dependent on water.
		The problems and issues that have faced the development of the Rhine basin are similar to those currently facing water resources managers in large cities.
		Many of the strategies being implemented for the River Rhine basin will have elements that are suitable for addressing water resources management issues for mega-cities in other parts of the world.
	www.wmo.ch /web/Press/rhine.html (674 words)

	The Water Page - Rhine - Main (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		At 1320 kilometers the Rhine is the longest river in Europe.
		The Rhine is connected to the Mediterranean Sea by the Rhine-Rhone canal and is joined to the Black Sea by the Rhine-Danube canals.
		Although not specifically focussed on water or the Rhine River it is an important agency in the monitoring of the water quality of the Rhine.
	www.thewaterpage.com /rhine_main.htm (796 words)

	Rhine River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Rhine River begins in the Rheinwaldhorn Glacier of Switzerland and flows north and east approximately 820 miles (1,320 km).
		North of Bingen is a beautiful stretch of the Rhine valley, complete with fairy tale castles and vineyards snuggling into the overhanging rock face, known as the Mittelrhein.
		A bronze statue of the nymph overlooks the river.
	www.public.asu.edu /~goutam/gcu325/rhine.htm (1846 words)

	Rhine River - Hotels - compare prices, reviews and buy at NexTag - Price - Review
		On the banks of the Rhine River close to the historical centre of the 2,000 year old city, the largest wine...
		The 433-room Hilton Mainz is situated directly on the banks of the River Rhine in close proximity to the 2,000-year-old city...
		This hotel is located on the banks of the River Rhine and in the idyllic and famous wine growing area of...
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	Rhine River History and Maps
		The Rhine River, whose name comes from the Celtic word renos, meaning raging flow, begins at the Rheinwaldhorn Glacier in the Swiss Alps and flows north and east approximately 820 miles (1,320 km).
		The Rhine begins as a tumultuous Alpine stream churning through deep gorges, and although the river's flow is moderated somewhat as it passes through the Lake of Constance (Bodensee), the river remains a torrent westward to Basel.
		At Basel the river turns north and enters the Rhine Graben, a flat-floored rift valley lying between the Vosges Mountains on the west and the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) on the east.
	www.rollintl.com /roll/rhine.htm (1910 words)

	Destination Bacharach (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		For many people a Rhine River cruise is considered the most romantic way to see Germany.
		The very best portion of the Rhine River (the most castles and the famous Loreley) can be seen on a 1.5 hour cruise from St. Goar to Bacharach.
		The Rhine river once splashed up against the town's walls, but a landfill has been added to accommodate a road, train tracks and boat docks.
	www.travelswithfriends.com /Destination_Bacharach.htm (989 words)

	Koblenz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Koblenz lies on the massif of the Middle Rhine Highlands and is crossed diagonally from southeast to northwest by the deeply cut valley of the middle Rhine River.
		The lower Mosel (Moselle) River joins the Rhine from the southwest at the city of Koblenz in the Neuwied Basin, the district's chief agricultural region.
		North and west of the Mosel and Rhine valleys, the Neuwied Basin and Maifeld form a transition to the wooded upland of the Eifel, which averages 2,000 feet (600 m) in elevation.
	www.hfac.uh.edu /gbrown/philosophers/leibniz/BritannicaPages/Koblenz/Koblenz.html (646 words)

	Rhine River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Rhine River is one of the most important waterways in Germany and is linked by canals to other major rivers in Western Europe.
		One day I went in a boat in the Rhine river and I must say it was very nice and there a lot of castles I saw like 10 or 15 castles, very nice castles so I recommend you to go if you can, remember there are many castles of all sizes, colors and stiles.
		They are usually placed on a hill or small mountain along the river because their owners usually lived off the taxes they collected from merchants wanting to travel through their area.
	www.castles.org /castles/Europe/Central_Europe/Germany/germany1.htm (545 words)

	Crossing the Rhine River
		Without the luck of the 9th Armored Division, further to the north, who were able to capture the only intact bridge across the Rhine at Remagen, Patton's Third Army faced the necessity of bridging the wide river with their own resources.
		The first unit to cross was the 5th Infantry Division that used assault rafts to cross the raging Rhine at Oppenheim (west of Darmstadt and south of Mainz) in the early morning hours of March 23.
		Your magnificent performance in the first assault crossing of the Rhine as well as the crossings of the Moselle and Main Rivers, will be recorded in history as a major contribution to the success of the United States Army.
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	Rhine River cruise a journey through history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The quiet flow of the river has a mesmerizing effect on the harried traveler, and it is easy to become quite lazy on this journey.
		Situated where the Rhine meets the Moselle, the city is known for its history and wine.
		Rhine cruises are from two to four nights, from April through October.
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	Rhine River Cruise
		The "Mäuseturm" tower on an island in the middle of the Rhine River.
		The chapel was built in the 13th century and is one of the oldest churches along the Rhine.
		Reichenstein was purchased and renovated in 1899 by Baron von Kirsch-Puricelli (275 kb)
	www.greydragon.org /trips/rhineriver (763 words)

	Aare River -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The river rises in the Aare Glacier of the Bernese Alps in Bern canton, below the Finsteraarhorn and west of the Grimsel Pass, in the south-central part of Switzerland.
		segment of the Central Alps lying north of the Upper Rhône River and south of the Brienzer and Thunersee (lakes) in Bern and Valais cantons of southwestern Switzerland.
		The mountains extend east-northeastward from the bend of the Rhône near Martigny-Ville to Grimsel Pass and Haslital (valley of the upper Aare River).
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9003206 (862 words)

	Rhine River
		The Rhine River is the longest river in Europe and as such is a major highway for commerce.
		In medieval times, the same was true, so many castles were positioned along the banks of the river to either protect the traffic or to exact tolls from passing boats.
		In addition to providing a trade route, the Rhine River area is perfect for grape growing in support of the world famous Rhine wines.
	myweb.cableone.net /rradliff/germany/rhine/rhine.htm (349 words)

	Worldwatch Paper 128.html: Imperiled Waters, Impoverished Future: The Decline of Freshwater Ecosystems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In one tragic example, when a dam was built on the Mun River in Thailand, more than two thousand families were evicted from their homes, thousands more lost their source of food and income, and all 150 species of fish disappeared from the river.
		Economic studies of the Missouri River show that recreation produces, at very little cost, at least four times the revenue of river barge traffic, which requires costly and repeated dredging and channelization.
		In the Mekong River in southeast Asia, the benefits of maintaining the natural flow of the river would allow 52 million people in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to continue supporting themselves with little capital investment.
	worldwatch.org /pubs/paper/128.html (1376 words)

	Rhine River -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
		river and waterway of western Europe, culturally and historically one of the great rivers of the continent and among the most important arteries of industrial transport in the world.
		The formation of the confederation was preceded by French encroachment in Germany beginning in 1792: all territory west of the Rhine River was annexed outright, and the first steps...
		With its major tributaries, especially the Marne, Oise, and Eure rivers, it drains most of the Paris Basin and upper Normandy and is an important waterway to and from Paris...
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article?eu=402143 (872 words)

	The Miracle of the Rhine
		One of the most serious is in the Rhine delta’s huge basin in the Netherlands, where toxin-filled mud dredged from the port of Rotterdam has been dumped since the 1970s.
		And all along the Rhine, the main source of pollution is still farm fertilisers, which seep into the river every time it rains.
		The hydrological basin of the 1,600-kilometer-long Tennessee River, a branch of the Ohio, drains sections of Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky.
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	Andrew and Michelle Casad's Website: Germany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		View from the opposite side of the Rhine of Cologne (Deutz), clearly showing the Rhine, the Cathedral, Groß St. Martin (in front of the Cathedral) and the Cologne TV tower (left).
		Taken from the bank of the Rhine, this shows the commanding position that the castle had over the town of Bacharach.
		View from the bank of the Rhine, over the highway which passes between the Rhine river and the walls of the town of Bacharach.
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		The Rhine River is the most important waterway of Western Europe.
		In the lower Rhine and in the Netherlands there is a large system of embankments and during the 1995 flood there was a concern that some dikes may fail.
		It appears that the future management of the Rhine will require a much closer cooperation of all the basin states specially the cooperation of users organizations, and dependable real time information from all sectors and all parts of the basin should be made available.
	www.engr.colostate.edu /%7Ejsalas/us-italy/abstract/47.htm (220 words)

	CONTRASTING FLOOD RESPONSES TO RIVER ENGINEERING: MISSISSIPPI AND RHINE RIVER SYSTEMS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Analyses of long-term gaging records from the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and from the Rhine and other European rivers document contrasting responses to river and floodplain modification.
		The Mississippi and the Rhine have similar histories of river regulation and floodplain utilization, but the Rhine has been engineered for smaller vessels, with depths and an engineered channel geometry that better match the natural limitations of the system.
		Although analyses of precipitation data and the basin-scale rainfall-runoff relationship document modest increases in flooding on the Rhine, these increases appear to be due to climate change and shifts in land use, mainly agricultural, over the course of 20th century.
	gsa.confex.com /gsa/2004NC/finalprogram/abstract_71608.htm (479 words)

	International Travel News: Romancing the Rhine - first of two parts; Rhine River, Germany - Hidden Travel Bargains - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A bit farther downstream is the famous Lorelei, a steep rock formation at a bend in the river where, according to the fable, lovely women lured sailors into treacherous waters with their siren songs and thus caused many a shipwreck.
		For many, a visit to the Rhine River would not be complete without at least a night's stay in one of those romantic castles that look down on the river from the surrounding hillsides.
		Once known as the strongest fortification along the river, it dates back to the 13th century and offers a great view of the Rhine Valley, the river and two more structures on the other side of the river called the Cat and Mouse Castles.
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