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 Zavitan Stream and the intermittent Katzrin Stream.
It is the only river in the Golan not impounded in reservoirs.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c d Meshushim Stream, (part of) Yehudiya Nature Reserve, an Israel Nature and Parks Authority brochure, accessed january 2022.
- ^ "The Meshushim Stream and Meshushim Pool (Pool of Hexagons) in the Yehudia Nature Reserve" at galilandgolan.com.
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