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🌊 The Rhône: From Glacier to Delta

Follow the Rhône from its Alpine glacier source through Lake Geneva, Geneva, Lyon, engineered channels, and the Camargue delta.

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~20 min

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🗺️ Geography

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Adults

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What you’ll learn

From ice to lakeTrace the Rhône from its named glacier source into and out of Lake Geneva.The Rhône changes from Alpine meltwater to lake inflow and then re-emerges at Geneva.
Geneva and the great confluencesExplain how the Rhône's meetings with the Arve and Saône change the river's scale and appearance.Confluences add water, sediment, routes, and cities to the river's story.
A river under managementDistinguish river processes from the structures built to regulate the Rhône.Dams, banks, weirs, and power works guide parts of the river while bends and floodplain processes remain visible.
Delta and seaRead the Rhône Delta as a branching, sediment-bearing coastal system.The Grand Rhône and Petit Rhône cross the Camargue before fresh water and sediment meet the Mediterranean.

Questions this course answers

Where does the Rhône enter Lake Geneva?

The Rhône enters Lake Geneva near Le Bouveret, then leaves again at Geneva.

What happens at Geneva?

Geneva is the lake outflow, and the Rhône soon receives the Arve.

Why is Lyon important in the course of the Rhône?

The Rhône-Saône confluence makes Lyon a major meeting point in the river corridor.

What are the Grand Rhône and Petit Rhône?

Near Arles, the Rhône divides into the Grand Rhône and Petit Rhône as it crosses the Camargue.

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