Kishon River

Kishon River
Kishon River near Haifa in 2010
Native nameנחל הקישון (Hebrew)
Location
CountryIsrael
DistrictHaifa District
CityHaifa
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Gilboa
MouthShefekh haKishon
 • location
Haifa Bay, Mediterranean Sea
Length70 km (43 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftNahal Nahalal

The Kishon River (Hebrew: נחל הקישון, Nachal HaKishon; Arabic: نهر المقطع, romanizedNahr al-Muqaṭṭa‘, – the intermittent river; alternative Arabic, الكيشون al-Kīšūn) is a river in Israel that flows into the Mediterranean Sea near the city of Haifa.