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.
Mediterranean Sea
Rivers emptying into the Mediterranean Sea, listed from north to south.
- Nahal Betzet (Wadi Karkara in Arabic)
- Nahal Kziv (Wadi al-Qarn in Arabic)
- Ga'aton River
- Nahal Na‘aman (Nahr al-Na'mein in Arabic)
- Kishon River
- Nahal Taninim (Wadi al-Zarqa in Arabic)
- Hadera Stream (Nahr Akhdar in Arabic)
- Nahal Alexander
- Nahal Poleg (Wadi al-Faliq in Arabic)
- Yarkon River
- Wadi Qana, also Wadi Qanah or Nahal Qanah
- Ayalon River (Wadi Musrara in Arabic)
- Nahal Shillo
- Nahal Sorek (Wadi al-Sarar in Arabic)
- Lakhish River (Wadi Suqrir in Arabic)
- Nahal Shikma or Shiqma, Arabic: Wadi el-Hesi, location of an important First World War-time battle
- HaBesor Stream, Arabic: Wadi Ghazzeh/Gaza (downstream) and Wadi esh-Shallaleh (upstream)
- Nahal Gerar, Arabic: Wadi esh-Sheri'a / Wady el Sharia
- Nahal Be'er Sheva
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
- Banias River (Nahal Hermon)
- Dan River
- Hasbani River (Nahal Snir)
- Nahal Ayun
From the Galilee to the Upper Jordan River
- Nahal Dishon (Wadi al-Hindaj in Arabic)
- Nahal Hazor
From the Galilee to the Sea of Galilee
- Nahal Korazim
- Nahal Amud (Wadi al-Amud)
- Nahal Zalmon (Wadi al-Rubudiyeh)
- Nahal Arbel (Wadi al-Hamam)
From the Galilee to the Lower Jordan River
- Nahal Yavne’el (Wadi Fidjdjas, sometimes spelled Fijas)
- Yarmouk River
- Nahal Tavor (Tabor Stream)
- Nahal Yissakhar
From the Valleys to the Jordan River
- Nahal Harod
The West Bank tributaries are not listed here.
From the Judaean desert to the Dead Sea
From the Negev to the Dead Sea
- Nahal Zin
Negev to Arava Valley to the Dead Sea
- Nahal HaArava
- Nahal Neqarot
- Nahal Ramon
- Nahal Shivya
- Nahal Paran
- Nahal Hiyyon
- Nahal Neqarot
Red Sea (Gulf of Eilat)
Streams emptying into the Gulf of Eilat of the Red Sea.
- Nahal Shahmon
- Nahal Shelomo
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References
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- GEOnet Names Server
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