Upper Rhine is the section of the Rhine in the Upper Rhine Plain between Basel in Switzerland and Bingen in Germany.
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10 Facts About Upper Rhine
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Upper Rhine is one of four sections of the river between Lake Constance and the North Sea.
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The countries and states along the Upper Rhine are Switzerland, France and the German states of Baden-Wurttemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse.
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Upper Rhine was straightened between 1817 and 1876 by Johann Gottfried Tulla and made navigable between 1928 and 1977.
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Around 1790, large parts of the Upper Rhine Valley were deforested, creating arable land, fields and pasture to feed the population.
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The Upper Rhine was straightened between 1817 and 1876 by Johann Gottfried Tulla and changed from a relatively sluggish meandering river with major and many smaller branches into a fast flowing stream flanked by embankments.
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Upper Rhine plays a key role in flood control on the Middle and Lower Rhine.
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The implementation of the proposed flood control measures on the Upper Rhine can prevent the occurrence of a 200-year-flood between Iffezheim and Bingen, with an overall economic loss estimated at around 6.
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Upper Rhine tri-national region is a Euroregion that covers the border areas of the Upper Rhine and parts of the High Rhine.
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The regional Upper Rhine Conference is a framework for future political and administrative cooperation in the area.
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