Rain

Rain begins in the Alps at an altitude of 2000 meters. It merges the two mountain streams. On the mountain area of ??flow Rhine valley is narrow, speed, steep slopes. Within the Swiss-Bavarian plateau Rhine valley expands and includes a basin of Lake Constance. Below the lake the river enters into Jura Mountains, and on leaving them in the city of Basel is rotated at a right angle and rushes to the north, in the Upper Rhine valley. Segment of the Rhine above this rotation is called Alpine Rhine. On the Upper Rhine valley the river flows in a broad valley, the channel places its spryamleno. In the middle reaches of the Rhine cuts through the Rhine Slate array to a depth of 200 meters, forming konono-shaped valley. The lower section of the river passes over a flat plain, partly located below sea level. Before flowing into the sea Rain falls on the sleeve and forms a delta, within which flows in their sediments above the surrounding terrain. To prevent spills the sleeves of his fenced dams. Rain takes major tributaries: the upper reaches - Aare, on average - Neckar, Main, Lahn, Sieg, Ruhr, Mosel. In one of the branches of the Rhine River flows into the delta of the Meuse. Mode Reina complex. In the upper reaches - a typical alpine river with the uneven flow, fast current and lots of rapids. Alpine summer flood passed down the stream and in a relaxed feel to the mouth. The role of the regulator flow Reyna played Lake Constance, through which the river flows upstream. Tributaries of the middle reaches of the Rhine are spring and winter maximum and a minimum in late summer. While on the Rhine and are significant fluctuations in the level, though in total it high water in all seasons, which allows navigation throughout the year. Ice cover is formed only in the most severe winters, only a few days and almost never interrupts the traffic flow. This makes it very important Rhine navigable path that connects the inland areas of Western Europe from the Atlantic Ocean.