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Nahal Taninim or Tanninim or Wadi az-Zarka is a river in Israel near the Arab town Jisr az-Zarqa, originating near Ramot Menashe and emptying into the Mediterranean Sea south of Ma'agan Michael. It marks the southern limit of the Hof HaCarmel, or Carmel Coastal Plain, region.

Etymology
The river is named for the Nile crocodiles that inhabited the nearby Kebara swamps until the early 20th century. The last crocodile was hunted in 1912 and is part of a German taxidermic collection currently on display at the natural history museum of the Tel Aviv University. The remains of Krokodelion polis, Greek for "Crocodiles City", a city established there in the Persian period (5th–4th century BCE), are still visible today. ==History==
History
The Late Roman Nahal Tanninim dam, along with a second dam, helped create a huge artificial seasonal lake of c. 6,000 dunams / 1,500 acres, which provided the nearby metropolis of Caesarea with water via an aqueduct. During the Byzantine and Ottoman periods, a series of water-operated flour mills were built ==Hydrology==
Hydrology
The area of the basin and its tributaries is about 200 square kilometers, including the Taninim, Ada, Barkan, Alona and Mishmarot streams. Nahal Taninim is the cleanest of Israel's coastal rivers. ==Flora and fauna==
Flora and fauna
The dense undergrowth and reeds along Nahal Taninim are home to many different birds, among them waterside warblers and other songbirds. ==See also==
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