Rhone River
The River Rhône (Latin Rhodanus,
French Rhône, Occitan Rose) is one of the major rivers (ca. 800 km [500 miles] long) of Europe, running through Switzerland and France.
Course
It rises near the Rhône glacier in Valais, Switzerland, in the Saint-Gotthard massif, at an altitude of 1753 m.
Up to Martigny, the Rhône is a torrent, and then becomes a great mountain river running SW through a glacier valley. Then, it turns NW to exit the Alps and flows west through Lake Geneva (French Lac Leman) before entering France.
It is joined by the river Saône at Lyon, before going south.
At Arles, the Rhône divides itself in two arms, forming the Camargue delta, with all branches flowing into the Mediterranean Sea. One arm is called the "Grand Rhône", the other one is the "Petit Rhône".
Tributaries
France
See also
