Upper Jordan River system

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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 (4)

Label Occurrences
Upper Jordan River system canonical 2
Upper Jordan 1
Upper Jordan River basin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf headwaters network
river system
borderProximity near Lebanon
near Syria
climateZone Mediterranean climate
country Israel
drainageBasin Jordan River basin
linked to: Jordan River
ecologicalSignificance supports riparian habitats
supports wetlands in Hula Valley
feeds Jordan River northern reach
linked to: Jordan River

Sea of Galilee
flowsDirection southward
flowsInto Hula Lake area (historical)
Jordan River main stem
flowsThrough Hula Valley
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
linked to: Golan Heights

Mount Hermon region
Northern Israel
majorTributary Banias River
Dan River
Hasbani River NERFINISHED
managementIssue ecological conservation of headwaters
water allocation among riparian states
nearbyCity Kiryat Shmona
nearbyProtectedArea Banias Nature Reserve
Tel Dan Nature Reserve
nearbySettlement Dan (kibbutz)
linked to: Kibbutz Dan

Snir (kibbutz)
partOf Jordan River
Levantine hydrological systems
region Upper Galilee
sourceRegion Golan Heights
Mount Hermon
waterUse drinking water supply
irrigation
recreation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Banias River formsPartOf Upper Jordan River system
Augustan wars hasLocation Upper Jordan
linked to: Upper Jordan River system
Damascus Eyalet contains Upper Jordan River basin
linked to: Upper Jordan River system
Nahal Snir partOf upper Jordan River system
linked to: Upper Jordan River system
Snir River partOf Upper Jordan River system