Rhin

For the wine grape also known as Rhin, see Silvaner. For the prefix "rhin-", see List of commonly used taxonomic affixes.
Rhin is also the French name for the river Rhine.
Rhin

Near Friesack

Havel (dark blue) and Rhin (bluish green)
Country Germany
Basin
Main source Brandenburg
River mouth Havel
52°44′42″N 12°13′17″E / 52.74500°N 12.22139°E / 52.74500; 12.22139 (Mouth of Rhin)Coordinates: 52°44′42″N 12°13′17″E / 52.74500°N 12.22139°E / 52.74500; 12.22139 (Mouth of Rhin)
Basin size 1,780 km2 (690 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 125 km (78 mi)

The Rhin is a 125-kilometre (78 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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