Yarmuk (river)
| Yarmuk | |
|---|---|
Yarmuk River near the Naharayim/Baqura area | |
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Syria, Jordan, Israel |
| Region | Middle East, Eastern Mediterranean littoral |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Hauran |
| Mouth | Jordan River |
• location | Naharayim/Baqura Area Israel/Jordan |
• coordinates | 32°38′39″N 35°34′22″E / 32.64417°N 35.57278°E |
| Length | Approx. 70 km (43 mi) |
| Basin size | Approx. 7,000 km2 (2,700 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 14.5 m3/s (510 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Ruqqad, 'Allan |
| • right | Ehreir, Zeizun |
The Yarmuk River (Arabic: نهر اليرموك, romanized: Nahr al-Yarmūk, Hebrew: נְהַר הַיַּרְמוּךְ, romanized: Nəhar hayYarmūḵ; Greek: Ἱερομύκης, Hieromýkēs; Latin: Hieromyces or Heromicas; sometimes spelled Yarmouk) is the largest tributary of the Jordan River. It runs in Jordan, Syria and Israel, and drains much of the Hauran plateau. Its main tributaries are the wadis of 'Allan and Ruqqad from the north, Ehreir and Zeizun from the east. Although the Yarmuk is narrow and shallow throughout its course, at its mouth it is nearly as wide as the Jordan, measuring 30 ft (9.1 m) in breadth and 5 ft (1.5 m) in depth.