         “Sentence 1: Why:has:the Rhine béen shortened?    Sentence 2: The river length is significantly shortened  ‘from the river's. natural’ course-‘die'-to: number of  canalisation projects’ compieted in the 19th.ani¢ 20th  cenituiry.[note‘7]. The. “total length of the:Rhine", :to ‘the.  intlusion ‘of Lake: Constance and the: Alpiné’ Rhine is  more difficult to-méasure objectively;:it was cited: as  1,232. kilometres: : (766° thiles):"‘by "the Dutch  Rijksivaterstaat in 2010.fnote 1]: “         