Rivers and streams flowing into the
Dead Sea:
Jordan River with affluents 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. •
Jordan River •
Yarmouk River - largest tributary of the Jordan and forms part of the northern border of Jordan with Syria and Israel. Flows into the Jordan just south of the Sea of Galilee •
Wadi al-'Arab •
Wadi Ziqlab • Wadi al-Yabis (biblical
Chorath) •
Wadi Kafranja or Kufrinjah, passing near
Ajloun •
Zarqa River (biblical Jabbok) - second largest tributary of the Jordan, flows in about halfway between the
Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea •
Wadi Zulayl or Dhuleil •
Wadi Shu'ayb or Sha'eb •
Wadi al Gharabah •
Wadi ar-Ramah •
Wadi al Kafrayn •
Wadi as-Seer ("Valley of the Orchards" near Amman)
Dead Sea direct affluents Rivers and streams that flow directly into the Dead Sea are: •
Wadi Zarqa Ma'in (Wadi Zarqa' Ma'in, Wadi Zarqa-Ma'in) •
Wadi Mujib (biblical Arnon) •
Wadi al-Haydan •
Wadi an-Nukhaylah •
Wadi al-Hafirah •
Wadi ash-Shuqayq •
Wadi al-Karak • Wadi
Arabah (Wadi al-Jayb) - the valley to the south of the Dead Sea and also the southern border with Israel •
Wadi al-Hasa (biblical Zered) •
Wadi al-Fidan •
Wadi al-Buwayridah • Wadi Musa, passing through
the same-name town and ancient
Petra ==Red Sea (Gulf of Aqaba)==