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Rhin

The Rhin is a 133.3-kilometre (82.8 mi) long river in Brandenburg, Germany, right tributary to the river Havel. It flows through the city Neuruppin and several lakes. A few kilometres downstream from Rhinow it flows into the Havel, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) upstream from where the Havel meets the Elbe.

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Rhin
Near Friesack
Havel (dark blue) and Rhin (bluish green)
Location
CountryGermany
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBrandenburg
Mouth 
 • location
Havel
 • coordinates
52°44′42″N 12°13′17″E / 52.74500°N 12.22139°E / 52.74500; 12.22139
Length133.3 km (82.8 mi)
Basin size
1,780 km2 (690 mi2)
Basin features
Progression

Havel→

Elbe→ North Sea

The Rhin is a 133.3-kilometre (82.8 mi) long river in Brandenburg, Germany, right tributary to the river Havel.1 It flows through the city Neuruppin and several lakes. A few kilometres downstream from Rhinow it flows into the Havel, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) upstream from where the Havel meets the Elbe.

  • Rhin
  • In Neuruppin-Zermützel
    In Neuruppin-Zermützel
  • Wustrauer Rhin in Fehrbellin-Wustrau
    Wustrauer Rhin in Fehrbellin-Wustrau
  • Wustrauer Rhin in Fehrbellin
    Wustrauer Rhin in Fehrbellin
  • Bützrhin near Fehrbellin-Wall
    Bützrhin near Fehrbellin-Wall
References

References

  1. Greule, Albrecht (31 January 2014). Deutsches Gewässernamenbuch: Etymologie der Gewässernamen und der zugehörigen Gebiets-, Siedlungs- und Flurnamen (in German). Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 436. ISBN 978-3-11-033859-1.