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List of rivers of Jordan

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This is a list of rivers in Jordan. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Many of these rivers are seasonal.

Dead Sea

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Rivers and streams flowing into the Dead Sea:

Jordan River with affluents

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The Jordan River is the major river flowing into the Dead Sea from the north. It also is the northern part of the western border of Jordan. Its affluents are listed from north to south.

Dead Sea direct affluents

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Rivers and streams that flow directly into the Dead Sea are:

Red Sea (Gulf of Aqaba)

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Streams flowing into the Red Sea's Gulf of Aqaba:

Syrian Desert

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Wadis in the Jordanian part of the Syrian Desert:

  • Wadi Sirhan
    • Far Wadi al-Abyad
    • Wadi Fakk Abu Thiran
    • Wadi al-Fukuk
    • Wadi al-Hasah
    • Wadi al-Gharra
    • Wadi Ba'ir
    • Wadi al Makhruq
    • Wadi al Jashshah al Adlah
    • Wadi Rijlat
    • Wadi al Ghadaf
    • Wadi al Janab

Qa al-Jafr

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A "qa" is a mudflat.

  • Wadi Abu Safah
    • Wadi al-Buraykah
  • Wadi Abu Tarafah
  • Wadi Abu 'Amud
  • Wadi al-Jahdaniyah
  • Wadi Kabid
  • Wadi al-'Unab

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Map of the Lower Jordan River, from Sarig Gafny, Samer Talozi, Banan Al Sheikh, Elizabeth Ya’ari, Towards a Living Jordan River: An Environmental Flows Report on the Rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River, EcoPeace/ Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME), May 2010, retrieved 14 April 2020