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Mar 8, 2016 · water levels are (best in the spring) from winter snow melt… always sail late spring early summer for the best water levels as the summer heat and drought will lower levels and sailings in late July and August can be sketchy.
- The Rhone – Wind and River Currents
- Rhone Currents
- Converting Flow Rates Into Current Strengths
- Place and Time of Year – Average Knots of Current
The Mistral – Rhone Valley Wind Forecasts
The mistralis a strong, cold and usually dry regional wind in France, coming from the north, which accelerates when it passes through the valleys of the Rhone and the Durance Rivers to the coast of the Mediterranean Sea around the Camargue region. It affects the northeast of the plain of Languedoc and Provence to the east of Toulon, where it is felt as a strong west wind. It has a strong influence all along the Mediterranean coast of France, and often causes sudden storms in the Mediterranean...
The Rhone is infamous for its strong current when the river carries large quantities of water: current speeds up to 10 kilometres per hour (8 knots) are sometimes reached, particularly affecting the stretch below the last lock at Valabrègues (Beaucaire-Tarascon) and in some of the concrete canalised by-pass ‘chute’ sections (for example, immediatel...
A volumetric flow translates into a current according to the profile of the river channel the volume is passing through. So the conversion varies according to the width and depth of the Rhone at any one point at any one time. Nigel Orr’s extremely useful rule-of-thumb is to multiply the cu.m/sec flow under normal (non-flood) conditions(as reference...
* ‘Chute’ below Pierre Benite (Lyon) ecluse. ** Understates the current’s effect between Beaucaire and Tarascon (in our opinion) *** The approximate flow rate to current strength multipliers apply to ‘normal’ river level conditions and hence become inaccurate at maximum water levels. The above table has been constructed from Nigel Orr’s data, taken...
Apr 18, 2023. Read time. 4 min read. It's not just ocean cruises that can be impacted by bad weather. Although river sailings aren't affected by hurricanes, high winds or rough seas, low or high...
The three-tiered waterway once channeled 44 million gallons of water daily. For those that would rather be in the water, a morning kayak tour starts north of Avignon.
- Rebecca Toy
Aug 25, 2023 · Published: 25 Aug, 2023 CET. Updated: Fri 25 Aug 2023 13:38 CET. The Rhône in Lyon. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP) After more than a decade of cross-border tension, France and Switzerland will...
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Divided into territories, the map shows water levels at various stations on the Rhône and its tributaries: Direct access to river conditions by sector. The north of the Rhône and the Saône, the Rhône amont-Saône area (Lyon region ) The Rhône valley as far as the Mediterranean, Grand Delta area (from Valence to the Camargue )
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Rhône River, historic river of Switzerland and France and one of the most significant waterways of Europe. It is the only major river flowing directly to the Mediterranean Sea and is thoroughly Alpine in character.
