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) 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.
- Nahal Betzet (Arabic: Wadi Karkara)
- Nahal Kziv (Arabic: Wadi al-Qarn)
- Ga'aton River
- Na'aman River (Hebrew: Nahal Na'aman, Arabic: Nahr al-Na'mein), ancient Belus River
- Kishon River
- Nahal Taninim (Arabic: Wadi az-Zarqa)
- Hadera Stream (Arabic: Nahr Akhdar)
- Nahal Alexander
- Nahal Poleg (Arabic: Wadi al-Faliq)
- Yarkon River
- Wadi Qana or Qanah (Hebrew: Nahal Qanah)
- Ayalon River (Arabic: Wadi Musrara)
- Nahal Sorek (Arabic: Wadi al-Sarar)
- Lakhish River (Arabic: Wadi Suqrir)
- 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)
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- Nahal Hevron (English: Hebron River or Stream, Arabic: Wadi al-Samen or Wadi al-Khalil)
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 (Hebrew: Nahal Hermon)
- Dan River
- Hasbani River (Hebrew: Nahal Snir)
- Nahal Ayun
From the Galilee to the Upper Jordan River[]
- (Arabic: Wadi al-Hindaj)
From the Galilee to the Sea of Galilee[]
- Nahal Amud (Arabic: Wadi al-Amud)
- (Arabic: Wadi al-Rubudiyeh)
- (Arabic: Wadi al-Hamam)
From the Galilee to the Lower Jordan River[]
- (Arabic: Wadi Fidjdjas, sometimes spelled Fijas)
- Yarmouk River
- Nahal Tavor (English: Tabor Stream)
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[]
- (West Bank and Israel)
- (West Bank and Israel); see German article at de:Wadi Sdeir
- (West Bank and Israel); see German article at de:Nachal Arugot. Arabic names: Wadi el-Jihar (upper course), Wadi el-Ghar (central section) und Wadi Areijeh (lower course)
- (West Bank and Israel)
- Nahal Hever (West Bank and Israel)
- (West Bank and Israel)
- Nahal Mishmar (mostly Israel)
- (Israel); see Hebrew article at he:נחל מפלט
- (West Bank and Israel)
- Tze'elim Stream (Israel)
From the Negev to the Dead Sea[]
- , related to the Zin Desert
Negev to Arava Valley to the Dead Sea[]
- Nahal HaArava
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- [dubious ]
- Nahal Paran
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Red Sea (Gulf of Eilat)[]
Streams emptying into the Gulf of Eilat of the Red Sea.
- (lit. Solomon Stream)
References[]
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- GEOnet Names Server
Categories:
- Rivers of Israel
- Lists of rivers by country
- Lists of landforms of Israel