Wadi Og
Wadi Og (Hebrew: נחל אוג, Arabic: وادي مكلك) is a winterbourne stream near the kibbutz and Israeli settlement Almog. It runs for 30 km from Jerusalem till the Dead Sea.[1]
Wadi Og is the northernmost of the streams that flow from the Judaean Desert into the Dead Sea.[2] The stream drains the slopes of the Mount of Olives, Mount Scopus and Abu Dis in Jerusalem at 800 m above sea level and descends till the Dead Sea at 400 m below sea level.[3] The steepness of the stream results in heavy flooding during the winter,[2] and in the past, parts of Highway 90 have been swept away.[4][5] The stream sweeps mud and debris along with the water and sometimes during flooding times it is possible to see a trail of mud, hundreds of meters long, in the waters of the Dead Sea. The stream also passes by Nabi Musa. At the end of the stream, a reservoir was built which stores waters from the floods and is used by Almog.[6]
The name of the stream is derived from the local sumac plant (Rhus tripartita), that grows in the wadi, which is named Og in Hebrew.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 Nahal Og at Afek Family Travels
- 1 2 Nahal Og (Og Stream) at Israel Traveler
- 1 2 Nahal Og at Dead Sea Guide
- ↑ Israelis Welcome Rain at Israel National News
- ↑ Floods make some people's day, ruin others' at Haaretz
- ↑ Israel goes "from Red Line to Black" as the water crisis worsens at The Jerusalem Post
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Coordinates: 31°46′39″N 35°25′40″E / 31.7775°N 35.4278°E