List of rivers of Israel

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, wiktionary:נחל) and Wadi (Arabic) commonly translate to Stream, more seldom River. Both words, when used as common nouns, also signify '(stream/river) valley'.

Streams entirely on the West Bank are not listed here.

Mediterranean Sea

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

Dead Sea

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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

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From the foothills of Mount Hermon and South Lebanon

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From Galilee to the Upper Jordan River

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

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From the Golan to the Sea of Galilee

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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 Galilee to the Sea of Galilee

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From Galilee to the Lower Jordan River

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From the Valleys to the Jordan River

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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

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From the Negev to the Dead Sea

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Negev to Arava Valley to the Dead Sea

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Red Sea (Gulf of Eilat)

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

References

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