Upper Jordan River system
E945297
The Upper Jordan River system is the northern headwaters network of the Jordan River, fed by major springs and tributaries in the Golan Heights and Mount Hermon region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Upper Jordan | 1 |
| Upper Jordan River system canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
headwaters network
ⓘ
river system ⓘ |
| borderProximity |
near Lebanon
ⓘ
near Syria ⓘ |
| climateZone | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Jordan River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalSignificance |
supports riparian habitats
ⓘ
supports wetlands in Hula Valley ⓘ |
| feeds |
Jordan River northern reach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | southward ⓘ |
| flowsInto |
Hula Lake area (historical)
ⓘ
Jordan River main stem ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Hula Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | limestone and karst terrain ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | associated with biblical Jordan River ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
karstic springs
ⓘ
perennial flow ⓘ spring-fed tributaries ⓘ |
| hasSeasonality | higher flows in winter and spring ⓘ |
| hasSourceType |
snowmelt-fed streams
ⓘ
spring ⓘ |
| hydrologicalProcess | groundwater discharge from Mount Hermon aquifers ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole |
major freshwater source for Sea of Galilee
ⓘ
primary source of Jordan River flow ⓘ |
| importance | strategic freshwater resource in the Levant ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Golan Heights region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Hermon region NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorTributary |
Banias River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dan River NERFINISHED ⓘ Hasbani River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementIssue |
ecological conservation of headwaters
ⓘ
water allocation among riparian states ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Kiryat Shmona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyProtectedArea |
Banias Nature Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tel Dan Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Dan (kibbutz)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snir (kibbutz) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jordan River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levantine hydrological systems ⓘ |
| region | Upper Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Golan Heights
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Hermon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterUse |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Upper Jordan