Abstract

Specific features of the hydrological regime of the Rhone River and the nearshore zone of its mouth are discussed. The processes of seawater intrusion into the delta branches are described. The information on the history of the delta evolution and development is presented along with the reconstruction of the Holocene evolution of the Rhone Delta and analysis of formation peculiarities of the present-day delta. Channel processes in the Rhone Delta and the dynamics of the delta coastline are described; characteristics of the deep-water fan are discussed, and the data on sediment balance are given.

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