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 and Wadi commonly translate to Stream, more seldom River. Both words, when used as common nouns, also signify ' 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
- Nahal Kziv
- Ga'aton River
- *Nahal Meirav
- Na'aman River, ancient Belus River
- Kishon River
- *, formerly Nahal Nahash
- Nahal Taninim
- Hadera Stream
- Nahal Alexander
- Nahal Poleg
- Yarkon River
- *Wadi Qana or Qanah
- *Ayalon River
- **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
- Nahal Sorek
- Lakhish River
- or Shiqma, location of an important First World War-time battle
- HaBesor Stream
- *Nahal Gerar
- *Nahal Be'er Sheva
- **Nahal Hevron
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 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, the first four forming the Meshushim and Zaki Lagoons before reaching the Sea of Galilee.
- *Meshushim River, Wadi el-Hawa/Fakhura/Zaki. Tributaries not reaching Israel:
- **
- **
- ***
- *
- **Batra Stream
- *Daliyot River. Tributaries not reaching Israel:
- **
- ***
- *
- *
- *. Tributary not reaching Israel:
- **
- *, commonly spelled Ein Gev
- *Metzar/Meitsar Stream
From Galilee to the Sea of Galilee
- *
- *Nahal Amud
- * or Zalmon
- *
From Galilee to the Lower Jordan River
- *
- *Yarmouk River
- *Nahal Tavor
- *
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
- , Wadi Sdeir
- ; Arabic names: Wadi el-Jihar, Wadi el-Ghar and Wadi Areijeh
- Nahal Tsruya
- Nahal Hever
- Nahal Asa'el
- Nahal Mishmar
- Tze'elim Stream
- **
- **
- ***
- ***
- **
- ***
- ***
- ****,,,,
From the Negev to the Dead Sea
- , related to the Zin Desert
Negev to Arava Valley to the Dead Sea
- Nahal HaArava
- *
- **
- *Nahal Shivya
- *Nahal Paran
- *Nahal Hiyyon
Red Sea (Gulf of Eilat)
Streams emptying into the Gulf of Eilat of the Red Sea.*