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Rhône

Also known as Rhone, Rhône River, Rhone River

The Rhône ( , ; Occitan: Ròse; Arpitan: Rôno) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and Southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Lion). At Arles, near its mouth, the river divides into the Great Rhône (; ) and the Little Rhône (; ). The resulting delta forms the Camargue region.

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The Rhône is a major river that starts in the Alps and flows through France and Switzerland, passing through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. It matters because it is a significant geographic and ecological feature of the region, and near its mouth it creates the Camargue delta, a distinctive area formed where the river divides into two branches.

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Key facts

River.name: Rhône
River.image: Vue du Rhône depuis le Pont Wilson (Lyon), mai 2019.jpg
River.image_caption: The Rhône in Lyon
River.map: Rhone drainage basin.png
River.map_size: 230px
River.mapframe: yes
River.mapframe zoom: 5
River.subdivision_type1: Countries
River.subdivision_name1: Switzerland and France
River.subdivision_type2: Cities
River.source1: Rhône Glacier
River.source1_location: Obergoms, Valais, Switzerland
River.mouth: Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Lion)
River.mouth_location: France
River.tributaries_left: Isère, Durance
River.tributaries_right: Ain, Saône

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 2209
Image: Saint-benezet in southeastern France.jpg
Length: 812

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Commons category: Rhône River
Commons gallery: Rhône River
watershed area: 98000
discharge: 1780
maximum Strahler number: 10

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Contents

Etymology
Navigation
Course
Tributaries
History
Postwar development
Along the Rhône
Switzerland
France
See also
References
Further reading
External links

The river's source is the Rhône Glacier, at the eastern edge of the Swiss canton of Valais. The glacier is part of the Saint-Gotthard Massif, which gives rise to three other major rivers: the Reuss, Rhine and Ticino.