Rhône Glacier / River

The source of the Rhône is the Rhône glacier, which comes down from the Dammastock, near Andermatt. The river, also known as the Rotten in its passage through German-speaking territory, flows southwest along the southern margin of the Bernese Oberland, with the Valais Alps on its south side, draining both these massifs through tributaries on either bank. At Martigny it turns sharply northwest, almost at a right angle, and flows into Lake Geneva. After passing along the whole length of the lake it emerges again at Geneva, leaves Switzerland and in a few kilometers makes its way into the French Jura.