The
Alpine Rhine (German:
Alpenrhein, pronounced [ˈalpn̩ˌʁaɪn] ) is the section of the river Rhine from its source in the Swiss Alps to Lake Constance. It begins in the centre of the Swiss canton of Grisons (
Kanton Graubünden), and later forms the border between Switzerland to the west and Liechtenstein to the east, and later between Switzerland and Austria. It flows through the
Alpine Rhine Valley 
.
There is no shipping on the Alpine Rhine.
Description
The Alpine Rhine is formed near Tamins-Reichenau by the confluence of the rivers Anterior Rhine (Vorderrhein) and the Posterior Rhine (Hinterrhein). Its mouth is at the Upper Lake Constance.