• Source: Nahal Amud

Nahal Amud (Hebrew: נַחַל עַמּוּד), also known as the Wadi al-Amud, is a stream in the Upper Galilee region of Israel that flows into the Sea of Galilee.




History



The source of the stream, Ramat Dalton, is located 800 meters above sea level. Its drainage basin includes the peaks of Mount Canaan (955 meters) and Mount Meron (1,204 meters) and flows south through eastern Galilee to the northwest part of the Sea of Galilee – a height of less than 200 meters below sea level.
The stream is named after a pillar that rises high above ground and is located near a channel of the stream near Kibbutz Hukok. The gorge that forms the channel at this point holds many caves once inhabited by Homo heidelbergensis and later by Neanderthal Man such as the cave at Zuttiyeh and the Amud cave. They were the object of the first paleoanthropological excavations in Mandatory Palestine in 1925–1926. The caves contained hominin remains as well as Mousterian and Acheulean artifacts.
Most of Nahal Amud (8923 dunams) was declared a nature reserve in 1972.




Tributaries


The tributaries of the stream:

Meron Stream
Akbara Stream
Shamai Stream
Livnim Stream
Hukok Stream
Nahal Hozim
The drainage basin of the stream is bordered by the Korazim Stream and the Zalmon Stream.




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See also


Geography of Israel
Hiking in Israel
Archaeology of Israel
Amud 1




References






External links



Amud stream @ eretz.com

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