. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. THE EHINE AND THE MOSELLE. 187 and during the Middle Ages, when quagmires extended for miles along the banks of the river, rendering access to them difficult, the few favoured spots where its volume was confined to a single bed bounded by solid banks were naturallv much appreciated. In the present century the Ehine is rapidly being converted into a navigation canal, having a uniform width of 820 feet. It is no lono-er permitted to invade the districts bordering upon it, the old marshes and deserted channels are being drained and cultivated, and ro
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. THE EHINE AND THE MOSELLE. 187 and during the Middle Ages, when quagmires extended for miles along the banks of the river, rendering access to them difficult, the few favoured spots where its volume was confined to a single bed bounded by solid banks were naturallv much appreciated. In the present century the Ehine is rapidly being converted into a navigation canal, having a uniform width of 820 feet. It is no lono-er permitted to invade the districts bordering upon it, the old marshes and deserted channels are being drained and cultivated, and roads and railways running along lofty embankments afford access to every part of the country.* After its union with the Main, the Rhine, being turned a?ide by the spurs of the Fig. 108.—Meandeeings of the Rhine between Germersheim and Speyer. Scale 1 : 140, 2 Miles. Taunus, flows to the west, and having discovered at the Biiiger Loch, or Gap of Bingen, the weakest point in the opposing mountain range, it engages in a narrow rock-bound defile, which forms as it were a fluviatile gateway between Southern * The delivery of the Ehine is as follows : — At Kehl. At Lauterburg. In summer 12,360 16,430 cubic feet per second. On an average throughout the year . 33,763 39,060 „ „ When in flood 165,456 176,936 „ „ The effect of the conversion of Ihe Ehine into a navigation canal may be judged from the fact that its length, as far as it washes Lower Alsace, has been reduced from 484,290 feet in 1838, to 380,500 feet in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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