On the French side, the two départements making up Alsace, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin, were named after it and the Dreyeckland is located to the south of the latter. From Basel, the Rhine is “domesticated” in that it is divided into the industrial Canal D’Alsace (with its boats and hydroelectric dams) and the wild Rhine (where preserving fauna and flora is a constant concern, mainly for German environmentalists). At the same time, France and Switzerland work together towards the purification of its waters.