Wadi el Maleh

32.3378°N 35.5125°E / 32.3378; 35.5125

A view on Wadi el Maleh, Hammam el Maleh, and Road 5799

Wadi el Maleh (Arabic: وادي المالح,[lower-alpha 1] also Wadi al Maleh, al Malich, etc.; Hebrew: נחל מלחה, Nahal Milcha, Milkha Stream, also Milcha, Malcha, etc.) is a non-intermittent stream in West Bank. It is within the basin of the Lower Jordan River near Highway 90 and is very low-watered, with the exception of storm discharge periods.[1]

It starts in Samarian Hills at the altitude of 600 metres (2,000 ft) [1] northwest of Tubas and flows into the Jordan Valley in the area between Mehola and Shadmot Mehola. (Its lower flow marks the southern boundary of the Beit She'an Valley.[2]) Its length is about 17 km (11 mi)[1] and drainage basin of about 90 km² (35 sq mi).

It follows geological faults and makes a nearly 90 degree kink northwards in the area where Road 5799 joins the Allon Road and further arcs around Shadmot Mehola to flow into the Jordan River in the west-to-east direction at about 32.3539°N 35.5552°E / 32.3539; 35.5552.

Burj el Maleh

Places of note along the stream include Hammam el Maleh, a hammam by mineral hot springs, and Burj el Maleh, a Mamluk fortress.