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List of rivers of Israel

List of rivers of Israel

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This is a list of rivers of Israel. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

Nahal (Hebrew) and Wadi (Arabic) commonly translate to Stream, more seldom River.

Streams entirely on the West Bank are not listed here.

Mediterranean Sea

Rivers emptying into the Mediterranean Sea, listed from north to south.

Dead Sea

Rivers emptying into the Dead Sea. Tributaries of the Jordan River are listed north to south, where needed east to west.

Jordan River and its tributaries

From the foothills of Mount Hermon and South Lebanon

From the Galilee to the Upper Jordan River

From the Golan to the Upper Jordan Valley (Hula V.)

From the Golan to the Sea of Galilee

The Golan Heights, by international law, are part of Syria. Much of the region has been annexed by Israel, a move only recognised by the United States. Some of the Golan Heights streams cross into internationally recognised Israeli territory, while some don't. For the sake of a comprehensive hydrological overview, the Golan tributaries of the Jordan River via the lake are tentatively listed here for now.

Five streams - the Jordan plus four more - run through the Bethsaida Valley (Batikha or Buteikha in Arabic), the first four forming the Meshushim and Zaki Lagoons before reaching the Sea of Galilee.

From the Galilee to the Sea of Galilee

    • Nahal Korazim
    • Nahal Amud (Arabic: Wadi al-Amud)
    • Nahal Tzalmon [he] or Zalmon (Arabic: Wadi al-Rubudiyeh)
    • Nahal Arbel [he] (Arabic: Wadi al-Hamam)

From the Galilee to the Lower Jordan River

    • Nahal Yavne’el [he] (Arabic: Wadi Fidjdjas, sometimes spelled Fijas)
    • Yarmouk River
    • Nahal Tavor (English: Tabor Stream, Tavor Stream)
    • Nahal Yissakhar [he]

From the Valleys to the Jordan River

The West Bank tributaries are not listed here. This concerns creeks entirely on the West Bank, from spring to the Dead Sea.

From the Judaean desert to the Dead Sea

  • Nahal Yishai (West Bank and Israel)
  • Nahal David [de; he], Wadi Sdeir (West Bank and Israel)
  • Nahal Arugot [de; he; ar] (West Bank and Israel); Arabic names: Wadi el-Jihar (upper course), Wadi el-Ghar (central section) und Wadi Areijeh (lower course)
  • Nahal Tsruya (West Bank and Israel)
  • Nahal Hever (West Bank and Israel)
  • Nahal Asa'el (West Bank and Israel)
  • Nahal Mishmar (mostly Israel)
  • Nahal Miflat [he] (Israel)
  • Tze'elim Stream (Israel)
      • Nahal Keresh [cs] (West Bank and Israel)
      • Nahal Harduf [cs] (West Bank and Israel)
      • Nahal Shafan [cs; he] (West Bank and Israel); receives the waters of Nahal Arnav [cs], Nahal Adashah [cs].
        • Nahal Adashah [cs] (West Bank and Israel); receives the waters of Nahal Betah [cs], Nahal Hardon [cs], Nahal Nazir [cs], Nahal Hatzron [cs], Nahal Badar [cs].

From the Negev to the Dead Sea

Negev to Arava Valley to the Dead Sea

Red Sea (Gulf of Eilat)

Streams emptying into the Gulf of Eilat of the Red Sea.

  • Nahal Shahmon [he]
  • Nahal Shlomo [he] (lit. Solomon Stream)

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