Meshushim River Explained

The Meshushim Stream (Hebrew: נחל משושים, Nahal Meshushim, "Hexagons Stream", Arabic: Wadi el-Hawa/Fakhura/Zaki) is part of the Yehudiya Forest Nature Reserve in the Golan Heights.^[1] 35 km long, it starts from the foothills of Mount Avital and discharges via the Bethsaida Valley into the Sea of Galilee.^{[2] [1]}

The stream owes its name to the hexagonal basalt columns visible on the banks in the central part of its course. A prominent example of this kind of geology and a tourist attraction is the Hexagon Pool.

Of the many affluents from the steam's 160 km² drainage area,^[1] the most prominent ones are the and the intermittent .

It is the only river in the Golan not impounded in reservoirs.^[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Israel

References

32.8833°N 35.623°W

Notes and References

1. https://static.parks.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/brochureEn-3.pdf Meshushim Stream, (part of) Yehudiya Nature Reserve
2. https://www.galilandgolan.com/the-meshulim-stream "The Meshushim Stream and Meshushim Pool (Pool of Hexagons) in the Yehudia Nature Reserve"