The Rhin is a 133.3-kilometre (82.8 mi) long[citation needed] 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
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 size1,780 km2 (690 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionHavelElbeNorth Sea

References

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  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.