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.

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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 Galilee to the Sea of Galilee

From the Galilee to the Lower Jordan River

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

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.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jordan River</span> River in West Asia which flows to the Dead Sea

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nahal Sorek</span>

Naḥal Sorek, also Soreq, is one of the largest, most important drainage basins in the Judean Hills. It is mentioned in the Book of Judges 16:4 of the Bible as the border between the ancient Philistines and the Tribe of Dan of the ancient Israelites. It is known in Arabic as Wadi es-Sarār, sometimes spelled Surar, and by various names along different segments, such as Wadi Qalunya near Motza, Wadi al-Tahuna, and Nahr Rubin further downstream.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Na'aman River</span>

Na'aman River,, is a stream in northwestern Israel. To the ancient writers Pliny, Tacitus and Josephus it was known as the Belus or Belos River of Phoenicia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brook of Egypt</span>

Brook of Egypt is the name used in some English translations of the Bible for the Hebrew נַחַל מִצְרַיִם, naḥal mizraim, a river (bed) forming the southernmost border of the Land of Israel. A number of scholars in the past identified it with Wadi El-Arish, an epiphemeral river flowing into the Mediterranean sea near the Egyptian city of Arish, while other scholars, including Israeli archaeologist Nadav Na'aman and the Italian Mario Liverani believe that the Besor stream, just to the south of Gaza, is the "Brook of Egypt" referenced in the Bible. A related phrase is nahar mizraim, used in Genesis 15:18.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chorath</span>

Cherith, Kerith, or sometimes Chorath, is the name of a wadi, or intermittent seasonal stream mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The prophet Elijah hid himself on the banks of the Cherith and was fed by ravens during the early part of the three years' drought which he announced to King Ahab.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Besor Stream</span>

The Besor is a wadi in southern Israel. The stream begins at Mount Boker, and spills into the Mediterranean Sea near Al-Zahra in the Gaza Strip, where it is called Wadi Gaza, also spelled Wadi Ghazza or Wadi 'Azza. Further upstream it is marked as Wadi esh-Shallaleh on the 1878 Survey of Western Palestine map. There are several important archaeological sites located in this area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wadi Qelt</span>

Wadi Qelt, in Hebrew Nahal Prat, formerly Naḥal Faran, is a valley, riverine gulch or stream in the West Bank, originating near Jerusalem and running into the Jordan River near Jericho, shortly before it flows into the Dead Sea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hadera Stream</span>

Hadera Stream, known in Arabic as Nahr Mufjir and previously also as Nahr Akhdar, is a seasonal watercourse in Israel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nahal Amud</span> River

Nahal Amud, also known as the Wadi al-Amud, is a stream in the Upper Galilee region of Israel that flows into the Sea of Galilee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nahal Tavor</span>

Nahal Tavor, lit.Tabor Stream, is an intermittent stream in the Lower Galilee, Israel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nahal Ayun</span>

Nahal Ayun, sometimes spelled Nahal Iyyon, in Arabic: براغيث Bureighit, or in full Nahr Bareighit, is a perennial stream and a tributary of the Jordan River. The stream originates from two springs in the Marjayoun valley in southern Lebanon, runs southward for seven kilometers through various irrigation ditches, then flows into Israel near Metulla, where it continues through the Hula Valley in the Galilee Panhandle until emptying in the Hasbani River just before it reaches the Jordan River.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poleg</span>

Poleg is a stream in the Sharon plain in Israel that empties into the Mediterranean Sea between Netanya and the Wingate Institute.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Banias River</span> River

Banias River is a river in the Golan Heights. It is the easternmost of the three main northern tributaries of the Jordan River; together with the Dan River and the Snir Stream, it forms the Jordan River's upper catchment (UCJR). Israel has included the stream in the Hermon nature reserve.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wadi Og</span>

Nahal Og or Wadi Og, or Wadi al-Muqallek, also spelled Wadi Muqallik is a winterbourne stream on the West Bank that drains the eastern slopes of the Mount of Olives range east of Jerusalem and runs for 30 km till the Dead Sea. It is the northernmost of the streams that flow from the Judaean Desert into the Dead Sea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wadi al-Far'a (river)</span> River in Palestine

Wadi al-Far'a or Tirzah Stream is a stream in the northern West Bank that empties into the Jordan River south of Damia Bridge. It is the largest stream in the West Bank. Wadi al-Far'a is located in the rugged area of the West Bank and cuts east through the Jordan Valley, passing through the Palestinian village of Wadi al-Far'a. The Tirzah Reservoir is used to collect the floodwater of Wadi al-Far'a before it flows into the Jordan River.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nahal Gerar</span>

Nahal Gerar, also Nachal Grar is a wadi in Israel, in the Negev desert. Its Arabic name is Wadi esh-Sheri'a. Along this wadi, there are several important ancient Bronze Age archaeological sites. During the Early Iron Age this was an area of Philistine settlement.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wadi Auja</span> Stream-fed valley, State of Palestine

Wadi Auja, also spelled Ouja, known in Hebrew as Nahal Yitav is a valley or stream, in the West Bank, originating near the Ein Samia spring and flowing to Al-Auja near Jericho before it runs into the Jordan River.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wadi el Maleh</span> River in West Bank

Wadi el Maleh is a non-intermittent stream in West Bank. It is within the basin of the Lower Jordan River near Highway 90 and is very low-watered, with the exception of storm discharge periods.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dishon Stream</span> Intermittent stream in Galilee, Israel

The Dishon Stream is an intermittent stream/wadi in Upper Galilee, Israel. It ins of 26 miles long, starts on the eastern slope of Mount Meron and drains into the Jordan River in the area of the drained Hula Lake. It is one of the largest streams in East Upper Galilee. Its name is a modification of the name of the depopulated Palestinian village of Dayshum.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harod Stream</span> River in Israel

The Harod Stream Hebrew: נחל חרוד, romanized: Nahal Harod, Arabic: نهر جالود, romanized: Wadi Jalud is a stream in Israel that flows west to east, from the Givat HaMoreh area via the Harod Valley and Beit She'an Valley into the Jordan River, about two kilometres (1.2 mi) north of Ma'oz Haim. It is the main drainage route of the Harod Valley

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