Meraldene River
| Meraldene River وادي المرابطين | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | Marabouts stream |
| Nickname | إيغزر ن مرابظن |
| Native name | وادي مغلدن (Arabic) |
| Location | |
| Commune | Thénia |
| District | Thénia |
| Province | Boumerdès |
| Region | Kabylie |
| Country | Algeria |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Beni Amrane |
| • coordinates | 36°40′46″N 3°32′14″E / 36.679524°N 3.5372898°E |
| • elevation | 590 m |
| Mouth | Boumerdès River |
• location | Boumerdès |
• coordinates | 36°43′56″N 3°31′58″E / 36.7320895°N 3.5328709°E |
• elevation | 140 m |
| Length | 10,500 m (34,400 ft) |
| Basin size | 140,000 m2 (1,500,000 ft2) |
| Width | |
| • minimum | 5 m (16 ft) |
| • average | 7 m (23 ft) |
| • maximum | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Depth | |
| • minimum | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| • average | 8 m (26 ft) |
| • maximum | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Thénia |
| • average | 25 m3/s (880 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 20 m3/s (710 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 30 m3/s (1,100 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Beni Amrane, Thénia, Boumerdès |
| River system | River regime, Drainage system |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Arbia River |
| • right | Boufroun River |
| Waterbodies | Meraldene Dam |
| Bridges | National Road No. 5 |
The Oued Meraldene or Oued Merabtene, also called Oued Bourdine, is a river of Algeria located in Kabylia within the framework of the Province of Boumerdès.