FratFiles

• Save Paper

The Rivers of France


The Rhône system
The Rhône is the great river of the southeast. Rising in the Alps, it passes through Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman) to enter France, which has 324 miles of its total length of 505 miles. At Lyon it receives its major tributary, the Saône. In eastern France the direction of the main rivers is predominantly north-south through the Alpine furrow. The regime of the Rhône is complex. Near Lyon the Rhône and its important Isère and Drôme tributaries, draining from the Alps, have a marked late spring-early summer peak caused by the melting of snow and ice. While this peak is generally characteristic of the river as a whole, it is considerably modified by the contribution of the Saône, of the Durance, and of some tributaries in the Mediterranean south as a result of the fall-winter rainfall peak. Thus the powerful Rhône has a remarkably ample flow in all seasons. The course of the river and the local water tables has been much......

View the rest of this paper...

Approximate Word Count: 3874
Approximate Pages: 16 (250 words per double-spaced page)

Similar Essays

1. Rivers Of France
   

   Rivers of France The Rivers of France France has several major rivers. Four of these great rivers lie entirely within French territory. An extensive network of connects these

2. The Rivers Of France
   

   The Rivers Of France The Rivers of France The Rhône system The Rhône is the great river of the southeast. Rising in the Alps, it passes through Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman)

3. France
   

   on the Southeast and the Atlantic and the English Channel on the west and northwest. Many rivers and canals run through France forming a vast network, tying different regions and

4. France 1500
   

   France 1500 1 France in 1500 At the beginning of the sixteenth century France was still only partially developed as a nation. She still lacked well-defined borders, a common

5. Map Activity
   

   of France follow, at least in a large part, natural boundaries such as mountains and rivers. France has extensive transportation networks connecting the cities, ranging from