List of rivers of Israel
# 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 Ma'apilim [he] (Arabic: Wadi Abu Alhiya), formerly Nahal Nahash
* 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 Shiloh [he] (Arabic: Wadi Amuriya)
* Nahal Sorek (Arabic: Wadi al-Sarar)
* Lakhish River (Arabic: Wadi Suqrir)
* Nahal Shikma [he] 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 [he]
      * 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

* Jordan River

**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**

   * Nahal Dishon (Arabic: Wadi al-Hindaj)
   * Nahal Hazor [he]
   * Nahal Mahanayim [he]

**From the Galilee to the Sea of Galilee**

   * Nahal Korazim
   * Nahal Amud (Arabic: Wadi al-Amud)
   * Nahal Tzalmon [he] or Zalmon (Arabic: Wadi al-Rubudiyeh)
   * Nahal Arbel [he] (Arabic: Wadi al-Hamam)

**From the Galilee to the Lower Jordan River**

   * Nahal Yavne’el [he] (Arabic: Wadi Fidjdjas, sometimes spelled Fijas)
   * Yarmouk River
   * Nahal Tavor (English: Tabor Stream, Tavor Stream)
   * Nahal Yissakhar [he]

**From the Valleys to the Jordan River**

   * Harod Stream ("Nahal Harod", "Wadi Jalud" in Arabic)

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)
* Nahal David [de; he], Wadi Sdeir (West Bank and Israel)
* Nahal Arugot [de; he; ar] (West Bank and Israel); Arabic names: Wadi el-Jihar (upper course), Wadi el-Ghar (central section) und 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)
* Nahal Miflat [he] (Israel)
* Tze'elim Stream (Israel)
      * Nahal Keresh [cs] (West Bank and Israel)
      * Nahal Harduf [cs] (West Bank and Israel)
      * Nahal Shafan [cs; he] (West Bank and Israel); receives the waters of Nahal Arnav [cs], Nahal Adashah [cs].
         * Nahal Adashah [cs] (West Bank and Israel); receives the waters of Nahal Betah [cs], Nahal Hardon [cs], Nahal Nazir [cs], Nahal Hatzron [cs], Nahal Badar [cs].

### From the Negev to the Dead Sea

* Nahal Zin [he], related to the Zin Desert

### Negev to Arava Valley to the Dead Sea

* Nahal HaArava
   * Nahal Neqarot [he]
      * Nahal Ramon [he]
   * Nahal Shivya
   * Nahal Paran
   * Nahal Hiyyon

## Red Sea (Gulf of Eilat)

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

* Nahal Shahmon [he]
* Nahal Shlomo [he] (lit. Solomon Stream)
