Rhône facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rhône
View over the Rhône flowing from Valais into Lake Geneva
Native name	Rotten  (Walser) Rôno  (Arpitan) Ròse  (Occitan)
Other name(s)	Rhone
Country	Switzerland, France
Physical characteristics
Main source	Rhône Glacier Valais, Switzerland 2,208 m (7,244 ft)
River mouth	Mediterranean Sea France 0 m (0 ft) 43°19′51″N 4°50′44″E / 43.33083°N 4.84556°E / 43.33083; 4.84556
Length	813 km (505 mi)
Basin features
Basin size	98,000 km2 (38,000 sq mi)

The Rhône is a river in France and Switzerland. It is 812 kilometers long. The river starts in Rhône Glacier, which is in Switzerland. Then, the Rhône River joints the Saône, in France (and other rivers) and ends in the Mediterranean Sea.

The River Rhône empties into the Mediterranean. Only the Nile brings more water into the Mediterranean. The river drains an are of 95.5500 m². The usual amount of water is about 1.700 m³ per second (at Tarrascon). During floods, this value has reached over 12.000 m³ per second.

Images for kids

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  The source of the Rhône, at the foot of the Rhône Glacier, above Oberwald.

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  Mouth of the Rhone

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  Pont du Mont-Blanc in Geneva, marking the outflow from Lake Geneva (right)

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  The Rhône in Lyon under the old Boucle's Bridge

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  The Rhône at Avignon

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  Almost all tributaries more than 36 km (22 mi) long. The portion of the Rhône above Brig-Glis is labelled by its native Walliser German name, Rotten

See also

In Spanish: Ródano para niños