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. Both words, when used as common nouns, also signify '(stream/river) valley'.
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
- Nahal Meirav
- Na'aman River (Hebrew: Nahal Na'aman, Arabic: Nahr al-Na'mein), ancient Belus River
- Kishon River
- (Arabic: Wadi Abu Alhiya), formerly Nahal Nahash
- Nahal Taninim (Arabic: Wadi az-Zarqa); basin and tributaries include 'Ada, Barkan, Alona and Mishmarot streams
- 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 name: Wadi Musrara)
- Wadi Natuf/Nahal Natuf; flows into the Ayalon near Ben Gurion Airport; tributary Wadi Beitunia/Nahal Modi'im or Modi'in reaches it within Latrun salient
- or Shiloh (Arabic names in the West Bank change: Wadi Ali, Wadi Amuriya, etc.)
- Nahal Sorek (Arabic: Wadi al-Sarar)
- Lakhish River (Arabic: Wadi Suqrir)
- Nahal Guvrin/Guvrin Stream, passes by Beit Guvrin, mouth north of Masu'ot Yitzhak
- 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
- 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
From 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 Galilee to the Sea of Galilee
- Nahal Amud (Arabic: Wadi al-Amud)
- or Zalmon (Arabic: Wadi al-Rubudiyeh)
- (Arabic: Wadi al-Hamam)
From 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
- Nahal Yishai (West Bank and Israel)
- , Wadi Sdeir (West Bank and Israel)
- (West Bank and Israel); Arabic names: Wadi el-Jihar (upper course), Wadi el-Ghar (central section) and 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)
- (Israel)
- Tze'elim Stream (Israel)
- (West Bank and Israel)
- (West Bank and Israel)
- (West Bank and Israel)
- (West Bank and Israel)
- , , , ,
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.
See also
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