Inn (river)

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/inn-river

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How long is the Inn (river)?518 kilometers (322 miles)
2. How high is the Inn (river)?Piz Bernina summit at 4,049 meters (13,284 feet)
3. What is the location?Switzerland, Austria, and Germany
4. What is the primary affluent?Danube River
5. What is the Inn River and where does it start?The Inn River begins in the snowy Swiss Alps, where meltwater from glaciers and rain flows into the river.
6. Why is the Engadine valley special for the Inn River?In the Engadine valley, water flows eastward into the Inn, unlike most Swiss valleys that flow west toward the Rhine.

Tributary: A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake, contributing to its volume.
Danube River: Europe's second-longest river, flowing through Central and Eastern Europe into the Black Sea.
Drainage Basin: The geographical area from which surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth or a lake.
Discharge: The volume of water passing a specific point in a river or stream per unit of time, typically measured in cubic meters per second.